Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage

The archaeological site of Can Tacó in Turó d’en Roina, in the natural setting of Turons de les Tres Creus. In a highly fragmented metropolitan area, arises the need to project some places previous an area with a great natural and archaeological interests.

 

Built by successive terracing and partly with site stone licorella, what had been an important settlement prior to construction of the Via Augusta, is today a natural viewpoint to the counties of Vallès. It intervenes in the backfill of Roman traces, improving the content (the space) and highlighting the container (the walls). It has been worked with the lands that over the time covered the remains and are accumulated outside the site produced from the archaeological excavation. 

Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage

In this way stone and steel, mountain and industry, living in these landscapes of accumulation and, however, dynamic by the contact between the fragments; interpreting the existing, putting in value and activating, adding and no erasing, and at the same time co-evolving with the environment trying to optimize resources.

In this way stone and steel, mountain and industry, living in these landscapes of accumulation and, however, dynamic by the contact between the fragments; interpreting the existing, putting in value and activating, adding and no erasing, and at the same time co-evolving with the environment trying to optimize resources.
Architecture, urban conservation, Restoration, landscape, heritage

Architects: Toni Gironès

Location: Montornès Del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain

Program: Restoration

Status: Completed

Site Area: 2500 sqm

Project Year: 2012

Other Info: Published in Archdaily

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