La Vega de Lamiako is, in its township, the only real place of contact with the estuary. It has remained largely unused throughout the city’s history, and has remained so even in the latter metropolitan transformation, that has accompanied the transition from an industrial society into a services organization.
This disclaimer of the city’s visual and functional integration into the river course has, on the plus side, preserved the area as the only natural river edge of sludge, and on the opposite side, led to the marginalization of a major urban area, and has therefore made difficult the relationship between the city and the estuary, which is, in terms of geography and significance, the main street of the territorial agglomeration.
The project previews the rehabilitation of the estuary’s natural ecosystem, an important marsh for the migratory birds. In a visual continuity with the river park and the area of mud, an urban park covers the entire services and residential area. The park has dense tree areas along the Gobela river and more wide open areas close to the river park, near the estuary. The urban park will allow for people to walk, rest and play in a free environment.
Five slender towers, with a metallic texture, are lightly supported above La Vega’s urban park. Three wooden docks, surrounded by vegetation, support three groups of smaller services buildings, with similar façades, located on the right bank of the Gobela river.
The project has two main features: the landscaped one, towards the Nervión estuary, and the urban, absolutely geared towards the city. The area becomes a ecological structural reference to the whole metropolitan area.
