With a key concept for the Badel Block proposal of creating the core as a living icon, the existence of such a rich structure as the old distillery building defines this approach. As an opportunity to develop a new structure that enhances new urban routines, this project becomes a strong new urban value. Designed by Pablo Pita Architects, the mixed-use proposal defines the morphology of the construction ring, breaking it down in several pieces. This enables the intervention to be phased and sets the right urban scale. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The intervention site is located in the eastern side of the Donji Grad, the Lower Town. An area with a strong urban pattern and a clear block typology. The scope however is set in a transit point where the obsolete structures contribute for the lack of urban definition. It is an expecting plot with an important industrial heritage and full potential to evolve into an important gathering spot in this urban context.
