The neighbors of Poble-sec and, let’s not fool ourselves, the regulars of the Apolo who celebrate their previous botellones there, will have missed during these months the Parc de les Tres Xemeneies del Poble-sec the space opened in the Paralelo at the foot of the neighborhood that now, at last, has finished its works.
With the new renovation, the square wants to become a sporting focal point for the neighborhood and therefore the central space is occupied by a basketball court, which was a neighborhood demand, and has also installed an outdoor gym or calisthenics equipment that integrates exercises for all ages.
The pinpong boards have been relocated with renewed elements and there are also a series of painted graphics that create circuits or sporting routes. All the urban furniture has also been renovated, benches, chairs and picnic tables have been placed, elements of stay with accessibility criteria and next to the children’s play area a beach bar has also been installed.
The wall that represented a recognized space for urban art in Barcelona has been removed, because it represented a visual and passage barrier, and has been better relocated to the new square. The work has lasted six months. The intervention, aimed at revitalizing the space, integrating existing uses in the square and generating new positive and inclusive dynamics, covers some 10,290 m2 and has involved an investment of 367,000 euros.