_5 elevated plaza

This project represents a more extensive urban intervention, where an art gallery functions as both an indoor public space and a connector between two parts of the block. Visitors enter the building to experience the artworks displayed in the gallery, but as they follow the route through the space, they eventually arrive at a park that extends over the streets, bridging across traffic.

A 3D architectural rendering of a building project with surrounding landscape and roads, shown on a grid with elevation measurements in meters.
A maroon and black flag with the number 5 in white.
A map with several large buildings highlighted in dark red, surrounded by roads and other smaller structures, with some areas in gray and black.

The square is strategically placed on top of a parking lot and commercial spaces, maximizing urban land use. It seamlessly connects to the other side of the street through a gently sloping staircase, ensuring an accessible and intuitive transition. This design creates an artificial reinterpretation of a mountain landscape, providing pedestrians with a safe and uninterrupted passage across the busy roadway.

An architect's digital rendering of an urban public space with trees, stairs, and pathways, viewed from above.
An isometric illustration of a parking area with six parked vehicles, surrounded by a wall. There are multiple black location marker icons dispersed throughout the scene. To the right, there is a landscaped area with green trees and a pathway.

With benches and trees providing shade, the park offers a welcoming space for walking, exercising, or simply relaxing beneath the trees, making it both a functional and enjoyable urban environment.

Close-up of an abstract oil painting with thick, textured brushstrokes in shades of brown, black, white, purple, and hints of red and green.
An architectural illustration of an outdoor amphitheater with tiered seating, trees, and a modern building.
Urban plaza with gray stone pavement, small rectangular planters with trees, modern streetlights, and a red building with black windows and trees in front of it, with taller buildings in the background.

Lessons learned

Soft transition between the city and the building.

Number 7 inside a maroon circle.

Division between cars and pedestrians.

Red circle with a white number 8 in the center.