AVINGUDA DELS VENTS RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX. BADALONA

The plan is part of the general proposal for addressing the interstitial urban gap that has been created by the growth of the outlying working-class neighbourhoods of Sant Crist and Bufalà, which follow the course of the Bufalà Stream. This is a large sloping plot with an area of 20,000 m² where a major new public space is projected – Plaça Jordi Dauder, which will be an area providing social identification and cohesion for the entire urban area.

This new square is organised on a gentle slope and provides accessible routes between the two neighbourhoods facing each other, between which there is an elevation gain of about ten metres. It has a rectangular layout, and its development is considered an extension of the Batllòria street, a secondary urban street that follows the old course of the stream. The square is therefore defined by three façades: two of them are created by the two residential buildings that are planned; the third will be established in the future by two buildings containing facilities.

The heights of the two residential buildings – one containing 56 social housing units and the other containing 80 public rental accommodation units – range between five storeys to three on the side overlooking the Bufalà district, which has low-intensity buildings.

The anticipated heavy commercial footfall on the ground floor of one of the buildings and the use of the ground floor of the other as a healthcare facility ensure the vitality of the new public space. The square is designed as a space for relationships and activity, with specific areas for leisure, children’s play, exercise for adults and recreation for dogs.