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URBAN SCALE

01_PLAZA DE ESPAÑA 

W/ HOLA.CAMPORROBLES

Rural contexts develop a deep connection with their context. 
Public spaces have a main role in the social life of the inhabitants: this is where life happens. 

In April 2022 the City Council contacted us to carry out the ideation project for the Plaza de España so we decided to make this collaboration called Hola.Camporrobles. 

From the beginning it was clear to us that it should be a global project, taking into account the problems of the town, its cultural legacy and integrating existing and future actions. 

In order to meet the requirements of sustainability and integration, we need to answer the following questions:

  -   Reducing the heat island effect, which occurs when the surface of a material, in this case asphalt, raises its temperature when the sun hits it. This is improved by creating shaded and landscaped areas, as well as by paving the rest of the surface of the square. 

   -    The recovery of rainwater and residual water from the fountains to irrigate the new green areas.

   -    Universal accessibility, allowing both the elderly and those with mobility problems to use the space without difficulty, as the paving will be at the same level.

The first idea we thought of was to introduce the landscape into the square. The idea of the project is therefore based on introducing the type of native plants into the urban centre. 

Camporrobles is located on a plain between two mountain massifs (the Diente del Quijar and the Molón), on the plain. This characteristic makes the landscape very varied. The landscape of the plain is easily recognisable by the vine, almond and olive groves, while the mountainous landscape is recognisable in the orography of the Molón. The native shrubby vegetation that covers our mountains, such as rosemary, lavender and cloves, among others, is also recognisable.

We believe it is important to pay tribute to the village's crops, as they are what sustain the local economy. In the first image we can identify the crops closest to the village: mainly vines and almond trees.
If we move a little further away from the centre of the municipality, we can see that the crops have taken over from the hills. 

Finally, the landscape itself: the mountain, with its mountainous landscape. The image, taken near the Molón, shows a rugged terrain full of native shrub vegetation. 



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