Gasteizberri

As part of the plan to extend the city and to create a new urban centre for Vitoria, this project for the suburban area of Lakua aims to be catalyst for the further development of the district.

RBTA designed the plots identified for densification, one by one or in pairs, with their various combinations so as to obtain all possible design solutions.

Limiting ourselves to the confines of the master plan and to the obstacles that result from its viability, the zoning, technical and sociological criteria applied in our proposal can be summarized as follows:

• Vehicular traffic: the scheme locates parking areas on the perimeter of the plots, in addition to the covered parking spaces in the interior of the plots.

• Green areas: extensive green spaces in the centre of the plots, which allow for communication between each zone in pairs from east to west, as if it were a park. The geometric disposition of the trees in these organized green areas recalls the style of the classical French gardens.

• General layout: the grid, which relates the solid spaces to the void ones, the built areas to the unbuilt ones, has been laid out according to a complex geometric system. The complexity of the grid generates an urban centre and gives the community a sense of its own identity. Including apartments and shops at ground level, one to 14 storeys- high buildings, combine to form either elliptical, square or rectangular plazas. Behind this linear arrangement, there are perfectly ordered smaller plazas.

• Social activities: the specific areas in which community activities can take place are located in a balanced and in integrated way. The sports and leisure facilities are located on the large green areas of each of the plots. The educational facilities are located on the east and west ends of each zone, in direct contact with the sports facilities; sanitary and auxiliary facilities are located around the small plazas on the periphery of the zones, while recreational, administrative, and religious facilities are located in the central green area. The urban spaces were designed as large iconic elements, points of reference for the future inhabitants of Lakua.