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Marcial Square

This is a project by Sergio Sebastián | Arquitecto and it is located at Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain. There are six images for Marcial Square.

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Project images

Designer's statement

Two parallel directions are defined which aim at restoring an existent space through a cleaning operation and secondly to give significance and personality to the Square, devoted to the well known poet from Calatayud.

The former eliminates obstacles, benches and elements that contaminate the spacial clarity improving the illumination of the square by means of aerial lights hanging from cables which are anchored on the extremes of the square, increasing the cleanliness inside.

The latter consist of the construction - around the already existing trees - of flower beds densely populated with aromatic bushes and with references to the life and works of the poet Marcial as a tribute to him.

Details/Credits

Client: Ayuntamiento de Calatayud
Location: Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain
Design team: Sergio Sebastián Franco, Fernando Muñoz Gómez, Salvador Esteras, Miguel Crespo
Project type: Public space
Contractor: Construcciones Dorin Micutt
Site area: 550 m2
Built-up area: 550 m2
Cost of aonstruction: 35000 €
Completion: 2008