The Urban Regeneration Plan for the old town of Artés is a strategic document aimed at reversing the dynamics of this urban environment and, ultimately, improving the living conditions of the people who live there.

The old quarter is a consolidated area, with enormous potential and a strong identity (architectural, historical and social), but in recent decades it has been subjected to dynamics of a certain abandonment, aging of the housing stock and to a loss of local commerce and other services.

The project starts from the analysis of various topics ranging from the quality and connectivity of public space, housing, heritage, the network of facilities, green infrastructure or the social dynamics of the neighbourhood. This analysis is based on multiple quantitative indicators, but is complemented qualitatively through citizen cooperation, conveyed through a participative process that advances in parallel with the development of the plan.

This work leads to a strategic document that proposes various improvement actions, realistic and aligned with the needs of the city council, with the possible sources of external financing and with the guidelines that define the SDGs and the 2030 Urban Agendas.

The Can Llobet facilities area is located in the western part of the La Floresta district. It includes a children’s playground, an outdoor swimming pool, a multi-sports hall, an outdoor sports court, and the buildings of La Mimosa nursery and the Can Llobet Open Center. There is also an informal BMX circuit, a skatepark, a calisthenics area, and the “Cases dels Mestres” complex, which are public social housing units under an urban caretaker system.

All these elements make up an architectural ensemble that has been developed progressively and somewhat chaotically, without an overarching vision. The project’s ultimate goal is to enhance the value of both the facilities and the public space that connects them, elevating what is already the social and sports hub of La Floresta.

The project was developed based on a detailed technical study and a series of participatory, administrative, and community meetings that helped articulate a shared narrative about how Can Llobet functions. This approach incorporated a highly cross-disciplinary political and technical vision, along with the community perspectives of local sports, neighborhood, and socio-educational organizations.

The final result is a Strategic and Action Plan that integrates an intersectional gender perspective and guides the collective diagnosis—from mobility, public space, and building analysis to facility management—towards a comprehensive proposal. This proposal focuses on energy upgrades for the buildings, reconnection with the adjacent public space system, prioritization of sustainable mobility, centralization of management, and increased visibility of all available municipal and community resources.

The study “Human Landscape of the Clot-Camp de l’Arpa Area,” framed within the project “Study of the Urban Landscape of the Clot-Camp de l’Arpa Area,” focuses on analyzing the daily life and environment of these neighborhoods through citizen participation. Various actions have been carried out, such as conversations with key agents, participatory sessions, and an online survey to collect the perceptions and needs of the local community.

The project aims to understand the collective identity of the people living in this area, highlighting the strong social network and sense of belonging to the community. It also aims to analyze the structuring and generating elements of daily life in public space. Key spaces and facilities are identified, such as parks, squares, and other meeting places, as well as the importance of activities carried out in these spaces. The diversity of uses and the presence of people of different ages, genders, and cultures are observed.

Additionally, a study of the typology of public spaces and streets in the area is conducted, highlighting transit areas and borders between neighborhoods. The use of public space and its functionality are analyzed.

Finally, the perception of comfort, autonomy, and safety in public space is evaluated. The distribution of space, infrastructure for bicycles, accessibility for people with disabilities, and vehicle speed are observed. Factors such as climate protection, the presence of urban greenery and water surfaces, lighting, and visibility are also considered. Overall, the space is identified as safe and inclusive, but areas with stigmatized conflicts among citizens are highlighted.

The Participatory Process associated with the Advance of the specific Modification of the POUM to expand the inventory of assets of Cultural Heritage of Terrassa, has been carried out between September 2021 and January 2022. Highlight the city’s heritage of the city, and elaborate on a proposal of regulation that has the citizen’s knowledge that has opened this space of participation in an initial phase of the urban processing.

Terrassa is a city with remarkable heritage value. Noteworthy examples include: (1) the monumental ensemble of the Cathedral of Ègara which was founded in the middle of the 5th century with the Romanesque churches of Sant Pere and Santa Maria, (2) the Gothic altarpieces of the 15th century, (3) the Carthusian Castle of Vallparadís which is originally from the 12th century and was converted into a Carthusian monastery in the 14th and 15th centuries, and (4) the cloister of the Convent of Sant Francesc from the 17th century.

The participatory process of this project is part of the drafting of the document “Master Plan of the Vapor Albinyana’s surroundings: Diagnosis and development strategies.” 

The document serves to make a careful diagnosis of the problems within the area as a preliminary step to raise a set of proposals to be used in public and private areas, which dynamizes and prevents the loss of heritage values.

The objectives of the participatory process are:

• Disseminate technical work concerning the Master Plan
• Facilitate the collection of citizen contributions to complement the technical work carried out in recent months and promote collective reflection by incorporating the neighborhood’s vision.
• Facilitate the follow-up of the process of this strategic document once the participatory process is completed

The Tres Turons area is a unique area between the city and the Sierra de Collserola Natural Park where highly impressive environmental and landscape conditions give attention to a profound review of the structure and quality of the urban landscape.

In this complex space, the Urban Landscape of the districts of Horta Guinardó, Gràcia, and Eixample, paired with a high variable of social, cultural, leisure, and economic dynamics, has evolved according to very different patterns and conditioning factors. Buildings and urbanized spaces are structured around the Turons with sizes and densities that condition the quality of the urban landscape, inevitably marked by the topographical relief. Topography, in fact, is the structuring system of the area that conditions environmental and landscape variables at the same time.