Public Spaces of Port Vell

The proposal identifies strategic contact points with the city, where the benefits of the new port spaces can be most effectively brought closer to residents and passersby. Wherever elements such as an elevated walkway, the continuity of a street layout, established trees, or more favorable climatic conditions coincide is where interventions are made. The perimeter route around Port Vell is reinforced through a singular urban experience: walking alongside the water. This proximity—exceptional in a port context—becomes the guiding thread of a landscape intervention based on the Ribbon of Pearls theory, which proposes ecologically valuable patches connected as stepping stones (Richard T. T. Forman). These nodes offer places for gathering, rest, and recreation while contributing to urban biodiversity.