AHI Architectural Heritage Intervention

“Contributing to enhancing our heritage, as the way forward for 21 st Century architecture is our raison d’être; to emphasize a diverse, rich vision that necessarily complements the intervention is our mission, and achieving it with reflexive and purposeful efforts is the challenge”.

This project, founded in, and directed since, 2011 by Ramon Calonge, Oriol Cusidó, Marc Manzano and Jordi Portal, architects and members of the Group of Architects for the Defence and Intervention in Architectural Heritage (AADIPA), has, through the years become a platform that includes four actions that are both independent and transversal.
 
The European Award, a biennial event that brings together and showcases the multiple approaches of intervention in Europe.

The International Biennial, a framework that serves to compare and gain closer insight of quality interventions in architectural heritage in non-European countries.

The digital Archive, a live and open window that provides a panoramic view of interventions in the history of our surroundings.

The Forum, a meeting place where you can participate in on-going debates about the main preoccupations and lines of thought about interventions in architectural heritage in Europe.

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Firal d'Olot

  • Firal d'Olot
  • Firal d'Olot
  • Firal d'Olot
  • Firal d'Olot

The Miquel Blay boulevard ("El Firal") and Bisbe Guillament boulevard ("El Firalet") are iconic central spaces in Olot, housing significant buildings like the City Hall and Main Theater. Historically a gathering place, “El Firal” hosts key events such as the weekly market and the “Festes del Tura,” but over time, its versatility has been reduced due to inconsistent urban elements. The proposal seeks to restore functionality by defining the limits of both boulevards while maintaining permeability. Road traffic is minimized, and a new traffic strategy improves the area's walkability. The project unifies the space through material choices and lighting while resolving topographic discontinuities with a new central plaza. This plaza enhances public use by providing open areas for events, a stage, and children’s play spaces, making it a more adaptable and inclusive urban environment.

Category

Exterior spaces

Edition

7
Winner

Year

2022

Author

Anna & Eugeni Bach
Anna Bach, Eugeni Bach

Bayona Studio
Xevi Bayona

Alba Colomer
Bach Arquitectes
Jaume Bach

Project team

Lluís Puné, enginyer decamins
Angel Rico, arquitecte

External collaborators

-

City

Olot

Country

Spain

Surface area sqm

10.000

Cost €

4.186.000

Client

Public
Ajuntament d'Olot

Original Programme

Public Space

Programme

Public Space

© Photographer

Adrià Goula

Períod

Different periods

Type of intervention

Transformation

Level of intervention

Total / Integral