ANALYSIS OF THE AREA LOCATION
The site is located in Cuitat Vella on the border of El Born , La Barceloneta and Villa Olimpica districts .
DENSITY , POPULATION , LAND USE
Population of Barcelona is about 1.6 M people within city limits . Urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits and forms a population of around 4.7 M people on an area of 636 sq km with an average density of metropolitan of 5 060 inhabitants per sq km .
Population density of the city of Barcelona is 15 926 inhabitants per sq km with Eixample as a most populated district . Land distribution is extremely uneven .
Presented schemes show that analyzed area is less populated and has less housing density in comparison to neighboring streets . There is a tendency of population outflow . The area allows further densification . It is decided to provide social housing development to create living space for young generation which are not able to afford living in the city close to university campuses and other facilities located around the site .
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TRANSPORT & DOMICILE : an architectural intervention to integrate transport infrastructure with housing for Barcelona .
Efimovich Alina