Thursday, October 11, 2007
Santa Caterina Market
Old townscape of flexing form and fabric, accepting change from its medieval history. The density in Ciutat Vella is such that you almost feel contained within some kind of stone organism. Walking out of the clutter ness of the environment, you enter into open air. The Vella has modular design solutions that can be enabled by simply punching holes in blocks to enable sudden impromptu squares. Filling these gaps with people and structure, the skin would heal. The built fabric in this part of the city is more like a membrane, textured skin rather that streets, blocks or roads
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