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La Isla Connectada
La Isla Conectada is an independent, semester-long redesign of a centrally located park in Buenos Aires—an underutilized green corridor isolated by rail infrastructure, service roads, construction storage, and the edges of the UBA Agronomy campus. While the park holds immense ecological and social value, its fragmented edges limit public activity, safety, and connection to the surrounding urban fabric. My design proposal seeks to preserve the site’s identity as a democratic public landscape while strategically introducing pathways, programming, and ecological interventions that restore continuity with the city’s beloved park network.
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Skills
Site analysis integrating circulation, ecological systems, and urban adjacencies
Concept development rooted in safety, accessibility, and multi-use programming
Landscape design focused on connectivity and ecological performance
Visualization and diagramming of spatial strategies and user flows
Independent project framing, research, and iterative design development
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The project reframes the “island” condition as an opportunity: by strengthening its internal circulation, improving sightlines and safety, and layering spaces for rest, recreation, and cultural use, the design enables a more diverse population to inhabit the park throughout the day and into the night, aligning with Buenos Aires’ culture of late dinners, extended social gatherings, and vibrant evening public life. Landscape strategies—including shade planting, bioswales, flexible gathering spaces, and an activated central spine—create a resilient and inclusive environment that reconnects the park to adjacent neighborhoods and transportation routes. La Isla Conectada ultimately positions the space as a vibrant ecological and social node within Buenos Aires’ broader green system.
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