Public space. Pedestrianization of Seneca street to Narcis Oller square, Gracia District, Barcelona. In collaboration with the architect Juan Ramón Farré.

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The intention of the council to change the name of Seneca Street to Ana Frank Street, in part due to the existence of a bookstore with fascist tendencies, was resolved by the pedestrianization of the street through a single platform.

 

This platform was built with precast tiles and contains bronze joints with symbols inserted at the intersection with Minerva Street, representing the persecuted minorities and their symbology: Gypsies, homosexuals and Jews. These symbols are paved to the floor, but avoiding the plain sight of the entire symbol, they can only be seen in their entirety at night through strategically positioned fiber optic lighting that illuminates them at night. This project was the first in the city of Barcelona to use fabric optic lights for its construction. With the arrival of LEDs, this system has disappeared.

 

In front of said bookstore, and on one of the bronze plate joints, a reminder of Anne Frank was built. The Anna Frank Square was made in another place in the Gracia neighborhood. The street name was not changed and continues to be called Seneca Street.

 

The pedestrianization continues along Minerva Street until Plaza Narcis Oller.