Thematic articles

Alicante, an urban park

Obras Architects

Obras architects, Paris Marc BIGARNET & Frederique BONNET

The project, an urban park of 70,000 square meters, extends to the natural boundaries of the Benacantil hill facing the sea, the harbor and the old city center of Alicante: a cliff dominated by the former Moorish castle and the wall located at the defensive boundary of the old quarter. The project, an urban park of 70.000 sq.m, extends within the natural boundaries of the Benacantil's hill facing the sea, the harbour and the old center of the City of Alicante: the cliff dominated by the former moor castle, the ancient wall, and the edge of the vernacular neighborhood.

Read the full text in the printed edition of Arhitectura magazine, nr 1/2011