Hortes de Baix is a heritage irrigation space of 3.7Ha annexed to the historical center of Caldes de Montbui, a thermal city founded by romans near Barcelona. This space has suffered the gradual environmental and social degradation of its landscape. This characteristic process of the peripheral landscapes of the twentieth century is here mainly caused by the water pollution of the stream that supplies the irrigation system, the poor accessibility to the space and the breakdown of the irrigation community.

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Architects: Cíclica, Cavaa Arquitectes

Location: 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain

Area: 37000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Adrià Goula , Tostoneone

Design Team: Cíclica [space, community & ecology] (Marta Serra y Elena Albareda) y Cavaa Arquitectes (Jordi Calbetó).

Promoter: Regidoria d?Espais Públics i Sostenibilitat, Ajuntament de Caldes de Montbui.

Collaborators: Joaquim Arcas (Cíclica), Aleix Rifà (enginyer), Adrià Martín (Etsav), Junta de l'Associació d'Hortolans de les Hortes de Baix, Esocal sl. i Pla d'Ocupació Municipal.

Budget: 93.881,58?

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