URBANIZATION AND THE STREET OUTSIDE THE WALLS IN PÚBOL

With this project, what is now the arrival area and public parking lot in the center of Púbol will be made available for public use.

The urban core of Púbol is shaped around a central sector defined by the church and the castle/museum. Surrounding this center is the historic neighborhood as well as the urban growth area that has emerged in recent years.

The Town Council has recently developed a project for the paving and open spaces urbanization as part of the landscape reorganization plan for the western surroundings of the Púbol core. This project will enable public use of what is currently the arrival area and public parking space of the Púbol core, covering an area of 2,500 m².

The proposal is for an intervention with its own distinctive character that, on one hand, integrates appropriately into the environment of the medieval core of Púbol, and at the same time introduces visitors to the Dalinian universe from the moment they arrive through a characteristic formal repertoire. Basic linearities and symmetries have been avoided, opting instead for paving with curved shapes and irregular arches that create new visuals from every point of the space.

The proposed pavement is primarily made of ochre-colored brushed concrete with a unidirectional texture, adapted to vehicular traffic. It is combined with another colored special concrete pavement with red polypropylene microfibers and the appearance of exposed aggregate. For expansion joints, 1 cm thick Corten steel sheet pieces with an anti-slip finish have been designed. These pieces are also placed occasionally as part of the distinctive pavement elements.

The project also plays with lighting as a focal element of the spaces. Thus, luminaires are embedded in the granular pavement to create a wash of light on the façades of the Castle, and projectors are installed on the south wall to highlight the stone retaining wall adjacent to the neighboring fields. Lines of LED light are also planned on the pavement to mark erratic elements that reinforce the dreamlike character of the entire space.

In general terms, the aim is to harmonize the uniqueness of the monument and the Dalí Museum with a project that responds to environmental demands and primary functional requirements.