Royal canal linear park
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005studiometrico proposal for the ‘royal canal
linear park competition’ originated from the
‘reading of the place’ at a local level and from
an accurate overview of the context.
the competition area was strongly marked by
the presence of railway infrastructural lines
that, although partially dismissed, cut through
the urban fabric, turning any structured planning
development into a knotty question. the site
didn’t have the dimensions and the morphology
to become a coherent and generous linear park:
the stretch of land was fragmented the banks were
too narrow and the landscape was too congestioned.
our proposal moved toward theconcept of a more
articulated and equipped ‘public space’. an urban
system that could interact react and dialogue both
to the city pattern and the infrastructural barriers;
a green promenade for the residents and for the
entire dublin population. we believe our project
met the competition requirements in terms of
environmental regeneration but also overcame
the given issues by taking a strong position that
was able to ‘discuss’ while responding.
after a huge delay the jury shortlisted only
four projects to join stage two. studiometrico
proposal has been excluded and it will take
another three or four months (or more ?)
before the assessors report publication (!).
we are as sad for the result as disappointed
for the way the competition has been managed.
nevertheless we are happy to publish the content
of our entry and perhaps get valid net feedback.
