Catalogue of urban forms. Towers + slabs
Extract from the book Why Density? Debunking the myth of the cubic watermelon
May 11, 2015
![Catalogue of urban forms. Towers + slabs](imagenes_blog/dNpLJ3pj_27-towers-slabs-paredes-pedrosa.jpg)
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: -
PUBLISHED IN: