Article source: SANTAMARIA ARQUITECTES

The “Rampinya” neighborhood, within the municipality of Sallent, is located approximately 17m above the level of the access road to the village.

In order to solve the accessibility of the neighborhood, the project proposes the placement of a public elevator at the end of Concepción street that communicates this level with the road below and thus to improve the connectivity of the neighborhood with the town center.

Therefore, the intentionality of the action is based on the landscape integration of the whole intervention, trying to emphasize and enhance the strengths of the site (visual, routes, environment) through the architectural proposal.

Image Courtesy © Tanit Plana

• Architects: SANTAMARIA ARQUITECTES
• Project: La Rampinya elevator
• Location: C/ de l'Estació  – C/ Concepció , Sallent, Spain
• Photography: Tanit Plana
  
• Lead Architect: Pere Santamaria
• Collaborators: Pilar Toll, Gemma Torras, Sergi Huerta
• Construction Coordinator: Jordi Claramunt
• Structural Engineer: Carmela Torró

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