THE VEIN
CON CE PT
T h e Ve i n u s e s th e sta r of Ga udi both to ba la n ce th e m on um en tal i ty o f t h e S a gra d a Fa m ilia a n d to conn ec t w ith th e green spa ces of Barce l o n a . T h e s t a r of Ga udi wa s Ga udi’s pla n for th e d evel op m en t of t h e b l o cks a ro un d th e Sa g ra da Fa m ilia . His p l an organ i zes wh ere to b u i l d i n o rd e r to reta in th e best views of th e Basi l i c a. Our p rop osal t a ke s t h e i d ea of his dia g ona l to divide our si te i n to two h al ves. T h e a rea a b ove t h e dia g ona l is a bove g roun d a n d th e area b el ow i s un d er gro u n d to c reate a hiera rchy fa cin g th e Sa g ra d a Fami l i a. T hi nki n g o f t h e division like a vein, th e rest of th e si te uses th e l ogi c o f a l ea f ’s c i rc ula tion to develop its spa ces. T h e p rogrammi n g an d s t r u c t u re o f t h e m useum f ur th er respon ds to th ese two h al ves. T h e a b ove gro u n d com m unica tes w ith th e stree t an d l an d sc ap e wh i l e t h e b e l ow gro un d crea tes a m ore resolved, in ti mate spa ce.
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BARCE LONA L A N D S CA PE
Dia gram sh owi n g t h e g re e n spa ce s o f B arce l on a an d h ow th e site’s lan dsc a pi n g wi l l provi de i m p or t an t con n e c t i on s be twe e n th e g re e n spa ce s 2
S IT E PL AN
Site plan sh owi n g t h e c u rre n t fo rm a n d t h e g re e n s pa ce s of th e Blocks su rro un di n g t h e S a g ra da Fa m i l i a 3
FORM D EVE LO PM E N T
Dia gram sh owi n g h ow t h e si te wa s c ut to p re s e r ve Gau d i ’s original inte nt i o n s a n d h ow t h e l o g i c of t h e ve i n was u s e d to organize th e e n t i re si te 4
CU RRE NT CO N D I T I O N
Th e site in its c u rre n t co n di t i o n s
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L AD S CAPIN G
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Si te Pl a n Sp ri n g
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Platanus x acerifolia (Plataner) Buildin g Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm) Grevillea robusta (Silky Oak) Castanea sativa (European chestnut) Arbutus unedo
Plant in g Area
(Strawberry Tree)
Pavem ent
Platanus x acerifolia
Chamaerops humilis
Grevillea robusta
Castanea sativa
Arbutus unedo
(Plataner)
(European fan palm)
(Silky Oak)
(European chestnut)
(Strawberry Tree)
Bri ck Pavem ent
Wo o d en Pavem ent
Con c re te Pave m e n t
G l a s s M a te ri a l
MUSEU GAUDI Barcelona Architecture Center I Design Studio SPRING 2019 I Miquel Rodriguez
Buxus Ophiopogon sempervirens japonicus (Boxwood) (Mondo grass)
L an dscape Pro gram
THE VEIN Lauren Davis & Xingjian Wang / Clemson University / Undergraduate
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Roof plan an d si te pl a n wi t h pl a n t i n g d i a g ram an d l an d scape progra m m i n g 6
PL ANS
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5 . Pe rm a n e n t Ex h i bi t i on 6 . Works h op St udi o 7. L i bra r y 8 . Con fe re n ce R oom 9. Se m i n a r R oom 10. Arh c i ve s
Above : Groun d F l o o r a n d pro g ra m m i n g Be low : Un de rg ro un d F l o o r a n d Pro g ra m m i n g 7
S ECT IONS S H OWI N G C I TY CO N T EXT
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Above : Se c tio n sh owi n g si te’s sc a l e to t h e S a g ra d a Fam i l i a Be low : Se c tion sh owi n g t h e su rro u n di n g ci ty b l ocks 8
ST RU CTU RE D I AG R A M
Struc tural di a g ra m sh owi n g t h e st r u c t u re of t h e g rou n d an d un de rgro un d l eve l 9
LIG H T ING D I AG R A M
Dia gram sh owi n g h ow l i g h t i n g rea ch e s u n d e rg rou n d l eve l an d is f il te red o n t h e g ro un d l eve l 10
S ECT ION S H OWI N G L I G H T
Se c tion sh ow i n g h ow t h e l i g h twe l l s o pen l i g h t to t h e u n d e rgroun d leve l 11
S ECT ION PE R S PECT IVE
Se c tion Pe rspe c t i ve i n cl udi n g t h e c i ty con tex t
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PE RS PECT IVE I M AG E S
Above : Pe rsp e c t i ve sh owi n g t h e g ro un d l eve l f l u s h i n g w i t h th e lan dscape Be low : Pe rspe c t i ve sh owi n g t h e spa t i a l q u al i t i e s of t h e u nde rgroun d leve l 13
RE FE RE N CE S
Above Le ft: S e rpe n t i n e Pavi l l i o n by H e r zog an d d e M u e ron an d Ai We iWe i , A bove R i g h t : Ka l eva Ch u rch by R e i m a an d Raili Pie tilä, Be l ow Le f t : H o sh a kuji S t a t i on by Ke n g o Ku m a, Be low Right: Ta m a A r t Un i ve rsi ty L i bra r y by Toyo I to 14
PE RPECT IVE I N C I TY
Se c tion Pe rso e c t uve sh owi n g t h e c i ty con tex t
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G ro u p Pro je c t by Ech o Wa n g a n d L a uren Davi s