- Year: 2018
- Location: Granada, Spain
- Size: 618.760 m²
- Collaborators: Lilian Lam, Toby Lau, George Parfitt, Elianne Vos
Granada is famous for is rich architectural heritage, which includes the Islamic Alhambra palace. Water, as a cultural element, is deeply embedded within this heritage, however, the modern city’s connection with it is somewhat lost.
Therefore, this project proposes the re-establishment of the neglected areas around the two rivers as a cultural and commercial quarter for the city, with the confluence of them as its heart. As the city is suffering from draught due to climate change, a series of measures such as green roofs, weirs and flood parks is proposed within the masterplan, as a means of managing the limited amount of rainfall in the most efficient manner.
The confluence of the two rivers is marked by the presence of a 100m tall water tower, which celebrates the city’s history, re-establishes a lost visual connection from the city centre to the Alhambra, and acts as a monument for the importance of water as a finite resource.
Gerasimos M. Mataragas 
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