THE PARK OF LA DEVESA ACTS LIKE A BUILDING WITHIN THE URBAN FABRIC OF GIRONA, SPAIN.
HUGE LONDON PLANE TREES COVER THE PARK CREATING A CATHEDRAL-LIKE EFFECT. DESPITE THE UNIQUE
QUALITIES OF THE PARK, IT IS UNDERUSED BY THE CITY'S INHABITANTS. IN ORDER TO BRING NEW LIFE
BACK INTO THE PARK, I CHOSE TO ENGAGE GIRONA'S FAMOUS CULTURE OF FOOD. THE CITY HOSTS THE
SECOND BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD, EL CELLAR DE CAN ROCA. LA DEVESA IS PERFECTLY SITUATED
BETWEEN EL CELLAR DE CAN ROCA, THE CITY'S CULINARY SCHOOL, AND THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF
GIRONA.
TO BRING GIRONA'S CULTURE OF FOOD INTO THE PARK, I PROPOSED AN EPHEMERAL LIGHTING SYSTEM
TO LEAD GUESTS INTO A SERIES OF TAPAS BARS POSITIONED THROUGHOUT LA DEVESA. LIGHTS WOULD
BE STRUNG FROM THE TALL TREES, LEADING GUESTS FROM ONE TAPAS BAR TO ANOTHER. THE GUESTS
WOULD DESCEND INTO THE TAPAS BARS TO CREATE A SENSE OF ENCLOSURE WITHIN THE PARK. THE LIGHTS
WOULD ILLUMINATE DURING DINING HOURS AND BRING LIFE TO THE OTHERWISE ABANDONED PARK.
