Plaza del Torico
Tucked away in a sleepy corner of northeast Spain, the town of Teruel has long been a tourist destination for buffs of medieval architecture and history. When planning to rehabilitate Plaza del Torico, an elegant square in the heart of the historic district, the city asked b720 Arquitectos to propose a plan that would modernize the paving and lighting systems as well as the overall aesthetic.
b720 Arquitectos came up with a design that is based on a system of paving using large cobbles with a pattern of embedded luminescent lines to create a delicate atmosphere while avoiding an excessively dominant illumination.The light, understood as a fluid element, spreads throughout the square but with variations: around the Torico fountain (encircled by luminous lines), the Fondero and Somero cisterns, and the Area Secreta (where the density of the lines is reduced by half, to stress the archaeological value of these joints).
The square is organised longitudinally by lines that accentuate the perspective, constructed with linear lighting systems in the porticos and facades, two conduits for installations on the exterior of the porticos, to eliminate the cables that until now have been attached to the facades, The lighting project is completed by the installation of lights concealed within the Torico fountain (which can change colour on special occasions), thus, the existing lighting, essentially vertical, gives way to a more horizontal arrangement.
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b720 Arquitectos came up with a design that is based on a system of paving using large cobbles with a pattern of embedded luminescent lines to create a delicate atmosphere while avoiding an excessively dominant illumination.The light, understood as a fluid element, spreads throughout the square but with variations: around the Torico fountain (encircled by luminous lines), the Fondero and Somero cisterns, and the Area Secreta (where the density of the lines is reduced by half, to stress the archaeological value of these joints).
The square is organised longitudinally by lines that accentuate the perspective, constructed with linear lighting systems in the porticos and facades, two conduits for installations on the exterior of the porticos, to eliminate the cables that until now have been attached to the facades, The lighting project is completed by the installation of lights concealed within the Torico fountain (which can change colour on special occasions), thus, the existing lighting, essentially vertical, gives way to a more horizontal arrangement.
+ b720 Arquitectos
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