Epc presentation solo

PARKS and GARDENS

Name: Chong Hao FoongID: 0322343

Module: Effective Public Communication

Session: Thurs 8a.m.

Park Güell

Park GüelPark Güell l The Park Güell is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola — the Parc del Carmel is located on the northern face.

Brief History of Park Güell - Located in La Salut (A neighborhood

in the Gràcia district of Barcelona)-Eusebi Güell assigned the design of

the park to Antoni Gaudí, a renowned architect

-The park was built between 1900 and 1914 and was officially opened as a public park in 1926.

-In 1984, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site under “Works of Antoni Gaudí”.

History of Park Güell• One of Gaudi’s best friend

and patron, Eusebi Guell commissioned Gaudi to design many buildings.

• Their most famous collaboration was the lush ParK Guell, created as the entry and park grounds for an exclusive, gated housing development for 60 private villas.

• This housing development wasn’t a successful one, as the park at that time was far from town and only 2 houses of the proposed 60 were ever sold. One of those two houses was Gaudi’s house, the Torre Rosa, built by Francesc Berenguer.

DesignerDesigner

Antoni GaudíBorn :25 June 1852 Catalonia, SpainDied :10 June 1926 (aged 73) Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainNationality: SpanishOccupation: Architect

Antoni GaudíAntoni Gaudí• Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852–1926) was

a Spanish architect whose characterized by undulating curves and richly colored scrambled textures,Gaudi let loose his

imagination. Won worldwide international recognition only after the

mid-20th century.

Types of parks and garden

URBAN PARKAn urban park, also known

as a public park, public open space or municipal gardens, is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality.

Park Guell is an urban park.

Design Intention

The site was a rocky hill with little vegetation and few trees, called Muntanya Pelada (Bare Mountain). It already included a large country house called Larrard House or Muntaner de Dalt House, and was next to a neighborhood of upper class houses called La Salut (The Health). The intention was to exploit the fresh air (well away from smoky factories) and beautiful views from the site, with sixty triangular lots being provided for luxury houses.

PARK GuELL LAYPARK GuELL LAYOUTOUT

The entrance and the porter's lodge pavilions

The Dragon Stairway

Mosaic Salamandar

Nature Square

The Gaudi House Museum

The Laundry Room Portico

The Austria Gardens

The Roadways, Paths and Viaducts

Recreational Activities

Recreational Activities

Style of materials• The material used

is striking from every point of view

• Gaudi has managed captivated by the use of unconventional materials and original forms in each of his works.

Style of the materials•Colour of the park

•Natural stand point

•Organic style

Type of Material• For the main entrance:

Rustic stone wall with window boxes with colourful stones and decorated like fantasy story.

• The main staircase lets us see the essence of the place. The curved forms, the mixture of styles, colors, and above all the nature to be the primary argument of the composition.

• The famous salamander or dragon in the center of the staircase is covered with small pieces of colorful ceramic kangaroo court.

• The entire bank is covered with fragments of tile, glass, and dishes originating from different sources.

Double row of columnsOften used spiral

columns and tree form and porticos framing

the space.

REFERENCES• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell

• http://www.parkguell.cat/en/park-gueell/visit-of-the-monumental-precinct/

• http://www.parkguell.org/Gaudi-House-Museum.html