Catalogue of urban forms. Towers + slabs
Extract from the book Why Density? Debunking the myth of the cubic watermelon
May 11, 2015
1. Plazas 2. Underground car park 3. Access to the car park
The two five-storey blocks create two open public spaces which serve as small-scale, easily-maintained plazas which the buildings centre on. The twelve-storey tower emerges from a three-storey block. Roads are located on the outer limits of the plot.
Pradolongo development
PAREDES PEDROSA
Madrid (Spain) 2006
Plot area: 10,413 m2
Floor Area: 15,603 m2
Coverage: 0.24
Floor Area Ratio:1.50
Dwellings: 146
Parking places: 146
Other uses: -
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