Masterplan La Paz. Green infrastructure to reconnect the city

In Southern Baja California, the urban regeneration project Masterplan La Paz creates connections between areas of the city divided by territorial conformation, promoting connection, sports, wellness, and participation

A public park full of sports offerings

The Masterplan La Paz is the urban architecture designed by the CCA | Bernardo Quinzaños studio on the El Cajoncito area: the dry bed of the homonymous river that collects excess flows during the rainy season. The channel creates a natural barrier that prevents connections between different neighborhoods and towards the waterfront, imposing long journeys to bypass the territorial obstacle, when the two banks are only 200 meters apart in a straight line. The project revitalizes this abandoned area, protecting La Paz from floods and improving connectivity with a public park full of offerings for sports and well-being

The bridge and the linear promenade

The infrastructures that make up the La Paz Masterplan are designed to be resilient to climate and intense natural phenomena. A bridge connects the two banks, drastically reducing the crossing time, while, thanks to the integrated drainage systems in its structure, it prevents flooding and ensures the stability of the structure. A long linear promenade from the marina to the sports complex, the Paseo Lineal is equipped with fixed furnishings for rest and shading and creates, with its shapes, sometimes organic, a natural barrier to flooding

The sports complex

The project of the municipal sports complex was born through a participatory process in which the needs of the citizens were collected. Various baseball and softball fields, football fields, tennis and basketball courts, covered areas for dance classes and other disciplines, a library, along with pedestrian and cycling paths make up the city's rich offering to its residents, promoting physical activity at all ages. For the service structures for the baseball fields, four identical modular units were chosen, differentiated by color based on the hosted activity (baseball or softball) to aid in orientation

A landmark for the community

The La Paz Masterplan is an impressive work that will transform the city. Already revitalized by new job opportunities that have boosted the local economy, the city has seen the completion of the sports complex and the bike path. With the pedestrian walkway halfway completed, the Masterplan is now at 40% of its overall construction and is becoming a landmark for the community as well as a symbol of resilience and rebirth

Gallery

Photo credits
Top image: Jaime Navarro
Content Images: Jaime Navarro
Gallery images: 1-9 Jaime Navarro; 10-12 CCA; 13-15 Arturo Arrieta, Centro de Colaboración

Video: Jaime Navarro Estudio, Ricardo Esquivel, Fernanda Ventura

Designers credits
Arquitecto: Bernardo Quinzaños
Equipo: Santiago Vélez, Begoña Manzano, Andrés Suárez, Carlos Molina, Cristian Nieves, Miguel Izaguirre, Sara de la Cabada, André Torres, Abigaíl Zavaleta, Víctor Zúñiga, Pablo Ruiz, Scarlett Díaz

Companies credits
Cliente: SEDATU, Municipio de La Paz
Constructor: HABA, Alan Haro

PEOPLE

CCA | Bernardo Quinzaños

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