“Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

External Reference presents a new architecture and urban

planning project on the Barceloneta seafront

" Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

External Reference提出了一个新的建筑和城市设计项目

巴塞罗那海滨规划项目

-The project has created a new balcony overlooking the Mediterranean, a unique viewing platform over the city, connecting the Passeig del Mare Nostrum and Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents, in Barceloneta;
-该项目创建了一个俯瞰地中海的新阳台，这是一个俯瞰城市的独特观景平台，连接了巴塞罗那的Passeig del Mare Nostrum和Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents;

-“Escaleras y Mirador Vela” is a culmination of the Passeig del Mare Nostrum with a walkable architectural façade consisting of a staircase and an elevated walkway located at +9.30 meters;
-“Escaleras y Mirador Vela”是Passeig del Mare Nostrum的顶点，具有可步行的建筑立面，由楼梯和位于+9.30米的高架走道组成;

-External Reference's urban planning intervention improves the public access of the area around the W Hotel and is located within the framework of the Plan Especial for the Nova Bocana of the Port of Barcelona, promoter of the project.
-外部參考的城市规划干预改善了W酒店周围地区的公共通道，并位于该专案的赞助者巴塞罗那港Nova Docana特別计划的框架內。

© Adrià Goula

Recently opened to the public "Escaleras y Mirador Vela" is the new project of the architecture firm External Reference, led by architect Carmelo Zappulla, which for the first time generates a connection between the Passeig del Mare Nostrum and the Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents, on the beachfront of La Barceloneta.
最近对外开放的“Escaleras y Mirador Vela”是外部参考建筑公司的新项目，由建筑师Carmelo Zappulla领导，它首次在Passeig del Mare Nostrum和Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents之间建立联系，位于巴塞罗那的海滨。

The project interprets a special port context: the connection develops a new relationship with the W Hotel, where the strong tides of the sea coexists with a unique concentration of people and users who carry out all kinds of outdoor and leisure activities on a daily basis.
该项目诠释了一个特殊的港口环境:与W酒店的连接发展了一种新的关系，在那里，强大的海浪与独特的人群和用户共存，他们每天都在进行各种户外和休闲活动。

According to the requirements of Nova Bocana, the commissioner of the project, it was necessary to design a solution that eliminated the existing cul de sac and connect the two existing different levels using the existing seawall as support. This provided an opportunity to generate a new façade for the Passeig del Mare Nostrum.
根据该项目负责人Nova Bocana的要求，设计师必须消除现有的死胡同，并利用现有的海堤作为支撑，将现有的两个不同的楼层连接起来。这为Passeig del Mare Nostrum提供了一个建造新的立面的机会。

"This project on one hand is inevitable, and on the other, very representative. The

culmination of Passeig del Mare Nostrum with a walkable façade is proposed as a

fundamental element that reconfigures the city's relationship with the sea." – says architect

Carmelo Zappulla, founder of External Reference.

“这个项目一方面是必然的，另一方面也很有代表性。

Passeig del Mare Nostrum的顶点与一个可步行的立面被提议作为一个

重新配置城市与海洋关系的基本要素。“ -Carmelo Zappulla, External Reference创始人

The design was conceived as a tectonic element that derives its morphology from the formations of the salt crystals that grow in the small Mediterranean water reservoirs, captured by the irregularities and accidents of the marine rocks. Based on this phenomenon, the staircase "crystallizes" in the existing nook at the intersection of the promenade of the Barcelona coastline with the monumental seawall that protects it from the rush of the Mediterranean tides.
该设计被认为是一种构造元素，其形态来自在小型地中海水库中生长的盐晶体的形成，这些盐晶体被海洋岩石的不规则性和事故所捕获。基于这种现象，楼梯在巴塞罗那海岸线长廊与巨大的海堤交汇处的现有角落“结晶”，保护它免受地中海潮汐的冲击。

From a compositional point of view, Escaleras y Mirador Vela is developed as a sculpture between two walls, the existing seawall and the new façade that opens up to the promenade, inviting the public to experience a new urban space that projects towards the sea and generates a balcony overlooking the Mediterranean and the city.
从组合的角度来看，Escaleras y Mirador Vela被开发为两堵墙之间的雕塑，现有的海堤和向长廊开放的新立面，邀请公众体验一个面向大海的新城市空间，并生成一个俯瞰地中海和城市的阳台。

The new promenade is composed by a staircase and elevated walkway of a prefabricated concrete structure. The new façade it creates toward the seafront promenade is cladded with triangular concrete bio-receptive panels that incorporates the use of low-maintenance vegetation and a lighting system.
新的长廊由楼梯和预制混凝土结构的高架人行道组成。朝向海滨长廊的新立面由三角形混凝土生物接收面板覆盖，该面板采用了低维护植被和照明系统。

The panels were optimised utilizing parametric strategies and designed in a way that encourages the surface growth of native plants (Lobularia Maritima, Lampranthus Spectabilis and Drosanthemum Floribundum). In addition, it integrates a fiber optic lighting system that makes its surface vibrate at sunset.
这些面板利用参数化策略进行了优化，其设计方法鼓励了本地植物（香雪球，松叶菊，多花毛茛）的表面生长。此外，它还集成了光线照明系统，使其表面在日落时振动。

"We have designed a unique place for the city, a space where you can not only appreciate

looking towards the horizon of the sea but where you can discover new viewpoints from the

sea to Barcelona, the great protagonist of this project. We believe that the path will act as a

catalyst that transforms the dynamics between the square and the promenade which,

although they are adjacent spaces, until now had separate activities. Now, they are dialogic

parts of a chain of discoveries and experiences that pass through Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

Zappulla explains.

“我们为城市设计了一个独特的地方，在这个空间里，你不仅可以欣赏大海的地平线，还可以发现从大海到巴塞罗那的新视野，巴塞罗那是这个项目的伟大主角。我们相信，这条路径将作为一种催化剂，改变广场和长廊之间的动态关系，尽管它们是相邻的空间，但到目前为止，它们有独立的活动。现在，它们是贯穿Escaleras和Mirador Vela的发现和体验链的对话部分。”Zappulla解释道。

The project consists of a reinforced concrete stairway of 48 steps that bridge a difference in height of 8.50 meters along a linear route of 48.45 meters. The elevated walkway is also made of reinforced concrete and is located at a height of +9.30 meters and a length of 42.70 meters.
In the development of the project, External Reference has collaborated with Pigra engineering for structural calculations and project management.
该项目由48级钢筋混凝土楼梯组成，沿着48.45米的线性路线连接8.50米的高度差。高架走道也由钢筋混凝土制成，高9.30米，长42.70米。在项目开发过程中，外部参考公司与Pigra工程公司合作进行结构计算和项目管理。

The entire building is accessible and walkable underneath, having access through a sliding door that allows easy access to maintenance.
整个建筑的下方是可步行的，可以通过滑动门进入，方便进行维护。

Credits
Location: Passeig Maritim Barceloneta. Barcelona, Spain.
Client: Nova Bocana
Completion: June 2022
Gross Floor Area: 1030sqm
Architect: External Reference Architects
Project Director: Carmelo Zappulla
Team Leader: Sebastian Amorelli
Design Team: Carmelo Zappulla, Sebastian Amorelli, Ilaria Rampazzo, Ivan Marchuk, Stefano Fontolan
Project Management: Pigra engineering
Civil Engineers: Josep Lluis Blanch, Pigra engineering
General Contractor: Construcia
Photography by: Adrià Goula

“Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

External Reference presents a new architecture and urban

planning project on the Barceloneta seafront

" Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

External Reference提出了一个新的建筑和城市设计项目

巴塞罗那海滨规划项目

-The project has created a new balcony overlooking the Mediterranean, a unique viewing platform over the city, connecting the Passeig del Mare Nostrum and Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents, in Barceloneta;
-该项目创建了一个俯瞰地中海的新阳台，这是一个俯瞰城市的独特观景平台，连接了巴塞罗那的Passeig del Mare Nostrum和Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents;

-“Escaleras y Mirador Vela” is a culmination of the Passeig del Mare Nostrum with a walkable architectural façade consisting of a staircase and an elevated walkway located at +9.30 meters;
-“Escaleras y Mirador Vela”是Passeig del Mare Nostrum的顶点，具有可步行的建筑立面，由楼梯和位于+9.30米的高架走道组成;

-External Reference's urban planning intervention improves the public access of the area around the W Hotel and is located within the framework of the Plan Especial for the Nova Bocana of the Port of Barcelona, promoter of the project.
-外部參考的城市规划干预改善了W酒店周围地区的公共通道，并位于该专案的赞助者巴塞罗那港Nova Docana特別计划的框架內。

© Adrià Goula

Recently opened to the public "Escaleras y Mirador Vela" is the new project of the architecture firm External Reference, led by architect Carmelo Zappulla, which for the first time generates a connection between the Passeig del Mare Nostrum and the Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents, on the beachfront of La Barceloneta.
最近对外开放的“Escaleras y Mirador Vela”是外部参考建筑公司的新项目，由建筑师Carmelo Zappulla领导，它首次在Passeig del Mare Nostrum和Plaça de la Rosa dels Vents之间建立联系，位于巴塞罗那的海滨。

The project interprets a special port context: the connection develops a new relationship with the W Hotel, where the strong tides of the sea coexists with a unique concentration of people and users who carry out all kinds of outdoor and leisure activities on a daily basis.
该项目诠释了一个特殊的港口环境:与W酒店的连接发展了一种新的关系，在那里，强大的海浪与独特的人群和用户共存，他们每天都在进行各种户外和休闲活动。

According to the requirements of Nova Bocana, the commissioner of the project, it was necessary to design a solution that eliminated the existing cul de sac and connect the two existing different levels using the existing seawall as support. This provided an opportunity to generate a new façade for the Passeig del Mare Nostrum.
根据该项目负责人Nova Bocana的要求，设计师必须消除现有的死胡同，并利用现有的海堤作为支撑，将现有的两个不同的楼层连接起来。这为Passeig del Mare Nostrum提供了一个建造新的立面的机会。

"This project on one hand is inevitable, and on the other, very representative. The

culmination of Passeig del Mare Nostrum with a walkable façade is proposed as a

fundamental element that reconfigures the city's relationship with the sea." – says architect

Carmelo Zappulla, founder of External Reference.

“这个项目一方面是必然的，另一方面也很有代表性。

Passeig del Mare Nostrum的顶点与一个可步行的立面被提议作为一个

重新配置城市与海洋关系的基本要素。“ -Carmelo Zappulla, External Reference创始人

The design was conceived as a tectonic element that derives its morphology from the formations of the salt crystals that grow in the small Mediterranean water reservoirs, captured by the irregularities and accidents of the marine rocks. Based on this phenomenon, the staircase "crystallizes" in the existing nook at the intersection of the promenade of the Barcelona coastline with the monumental seawall that protects it from the rush of the Mediterranean tides.
该设计被认为是一种构造元素，其形态来自在小型地中海水库中生长的盐晶体的形成，这些盐晶体被海洋岩石的不规则性和事故所捕获。基于这种现象，楼梯在巴塞罗那海岸线长廊与巨大的海堤交汇处的现有角落“结晶”，保护它免受地中海潮汐的冲击。

From a compositional point of view, Escaleras y Mirador Vela is developed as a sculpture between two walls, the existing seawall and the new façade that opens up to the promenade, inviting the public to experience a new urban space that projects towards the sea and generates a balcony overlooking the Mediterranean and the city.
从组合的角度来看，Escaleras y Mirador Vela被开发为两堵墙之间的雕塑，现有的海堤和向长廊开放的新立面，邀请公众体验一个面向大海的新城市空间，并生成一个俯瞰地中海和城市的阳台。

The new promenade is composed by a staircase and elevated walkway of a prefabricated concrete structure. The new façade it creates toward the seafront promenade is cladded with triangular concrete bio-receptive panels that incorporates the use of low-maintenance vegetation and a lighting system.
新的长廊由楼梯和预制混凝土结构的高架人行道组成。朝向海滨长廊的新立面由三角形混凝土生物接收面板覆盖，该面板采用了低维护植被和照明系统。

The panels were optimised utilizing parametric strategies and designed in a way that encourages the surface growth of native plants (Lobularia Maritima, Lampranthus Spectabilis and Drosanthemum Floribundum). In addition, it integrates a fiber optic lighting system that makes its surface vibrate at sunset.
这些面板利用参数化策略进行了优化，其设计方法鼓励了本地植物（香雪球，松叶菊，多花毛茛）的表面生长。此外，它还集成了光线照明系统，使其表面在日落时振动。

"We have designed a unique place for the city, a space where you can not only appreciate

looking towards the horizon of the sea but where you can discover new viewpoints from the

sea to Barcelona, the great protagonist of this project. We believe that the path will act as a

catalyst that transforms the dynamics between the square and the promenade which,

although they are adjacent spaces, until now had separate activities. Now, they are dialogic

parts of a chain of discoveries and experiences that pass through Escaleras y Mirador Vela"

Zappulla explains.

“我们为城市设计了一个独特的地方，在这个空间里，你不仅可以欣赏大海的地平线，还可以发现从大海到巴塞罗那的新视野，巴塞罗那是这个项目的伟大主角。我们相信，这条路径将作为一种催化剂，改变广场和长廊之间的动态关系，尽管它们是相邻的空间，但到目前为止，它们有独立的活动。现在，它们是贯穿Escaleras和Mirador Vela的发现和体验链的对话部分。”Zappulla解释道。

The project consists of a reinforced concrete stairway of 48 steps that bridge a difference in height of 8.50 meters along a linear route of 48.45 meters. The elevated walkway is also made of reinforced concrete and is located at a height of +9.30 meters and a length of 42.70 meters.
In the development of the project, External Reference has collaborated with Pigra engineering for structural calculations and project management.
该项目由48级钢筋混凝土楼梯组成，沿着48.45米的线性路线连接8.50米的高度差。高架走道也由钢筋混凝土制成，高9.30米，长42.70米。在项目开发过程中，外部参考公司与Pigra工程公司合作进行结构计算和项目管理。

The entire building is accessible and walkable underneath, having access through a sliding door that allows easy access to maintenance.
整个建筑的下方是可步行的，可以通过滑动门进入，方便进行维护。

Credits
Location: Passeig Maritim Barceloneta. Barcelona, Spain.
Client: Nova Bocana
Completion: June 2022
Gross Floor Area: 1030sqm
Architect: External Reference Architects
Project Director: Carmelo Zappulla
Team Leader: Sebastian Amorelli
Design Team: Carmelo Zappulla, Sebastian Amorelli, Ilaria Rampazzo, Ivan Marchuk, Stefano Fontolan
Project Management: Pigra engineering
Civil Engineers: Josep Lluis Blanch, Pigra engineering
General Contractor: Construcia
Photography by: Adrià Goula