Strengthening Local Democracy and Inclusion
ACTION // RE-ACTION
Connection of an urban fracture environment through three strategies developed in collaborative work
Integral strategy to transform the urban fracture created by the high‑speed railway, through collaborative workshops RE‑NATURALIZATION through a continuous system of natural spaces that restores ecological permeability, based on regenerative urbanism principles; RE‑CONNECTION with a multiscalar mobility network that turns the railway into an articulating axis between the two sides of the city; and RE‑ACTIVATION of industrial voids as public spaces, facilities and temporary‑use areas.
Spain
Local
Navalmoral de la Mata
Mainly urban
It involves a physical transformation of the built environment (hard investment)
Early concept
No
Yes
EUROPAN
Yes
Individual
Our proposal for E-18 in Navalmoral de la Mata that addresses the mobility and urban-ecological fracture generated by the high speed railway, which separates the old town from the new urban growth.
High speed rail represents a major opportunity for the community, but it also intensifies a physical and symbolic rupture that threatens natural systems, urban connections, and the continuity of activities. Our response is grounded in collaborative,
inclusive, and sustainable strategies, a RE ACTION. Public spaces are created around the railway crossings and connected through pedestrian and cycling routes, forming new green itineraries that gently link the new urban developments with the existing city.
The proposal is structured around three actions, developed through collaborative tables that bring together citizens, environmental experts, mobility and infrastructure specialists, and institutions:
RE NATURALIZE restores ecological continuity by creating a network of natural spaces, floodable areas, permeable surfaces, and native vegetation, generating microclimates that improve environmental comfort and reduce the urban heat island effect.
RE CONNECT addresses the fractured urban system by organizing all connections into a coherent network: real alternative crossings, improved pedestrian routes, and the transformation of the national road into a more permeable and integrated urban corridor that supports future growth.
RE ACTIVATE sees urban voids as opportunities. The railway and industrial areas have produced degraded zones with empty plots and obsolete buildings. We propose reusing these structures and creating flexible public spaces for sports, leisure, and social life.
ACTION/RE ACTION puts forward a shared diagnostic and collaborative governance framework, a defined structure of sustainable mobility, and a vision for a greener, better connected and more dynamic Navalmoral, enhancing biodiversity and supporting a diverse and vibrant public life.
High speed rail represents a major opportunity for the community, but it also intensifies a physical and symbolic rupture that threatens natural systems, urban connections, and the continuity of activities. Our response is grounded in collaborative,
inclusive, and sustainable strategies, a RE ACTION. Public spaces are created around the railway crossings and connected through pedestrian and cycling routes, forming new green itineraries that gently link the new urban developments with the existing city.
The proposal is structured around three actions, developed through collaborative tables that bring together citizens, environmental experts, mobility and infrastructure specialists, and institutions:
RE NATURALIZE restores ecological continuity by creating a network of natural spaces, floodable areas, permeable surfaces, and native vegetation, generating microclimates that improve environmental comfort and reduce the urban heat island effect.
RE CONNECT addresses the fractured urban system by organizing all connections into a coherent network: real alternative crossings, improved pedestrian routes, and the transformation of the national road into a more permeable and integrated urban corridor that supports future growth.
RE ACTIVATE sees urban voids as opportunities. The railway and industrial areas have produced degraded zones with empty plots and obsolete buildings. We propose reusing these structures and creating flexible public spaces for sports, leisure, and social life.
ACTION/RE ACTION puts forward a shared diagnostic and collaborative governance framework, a defined structure of sustainable mobility, and a vision for a greener, better connected and more dynamic Navalmoral, enhancing biodiversity and supporting a diverse and vibrant public life.
After a comprehensive analysis of the territory simultaneously covering territorial, urban, and social scales, we identified the need for a transformation at an interscalar level.
The issue is not only the railway line: the inherited urban system is outdated and prevents sustainable growth. The identification of a major urban gap formed by the national road, the industrial area, and the railway line gave us the opportunity to conceive a holistic concept integrating natural, urban, and social proposals.
The project’s strategy unfolds across different scales, combining a coherent territorial vision with a series of small, precise interventions that take advantage of the site’s constraints. The system of pathways, weaving through the city and along the railway, connects natural parks and public spaces, providing shaded and comfortable routes that enhance daily life. Every intervention is solved based in a micro intervention and responds to a territorial, enviromental and social matter.
The urban materialization strategy adaptable and transferable could define a new identity for the municipality, functioning as a replicable model in other contexts. Even if only partially implemented, the proposal maintains its coherence and strength, translating analytical rigor into tangible urban intelligence and transforming infrastructural rupture into civic continuity.
The project is divided into three phases:-Breaking the industrial–rail barrier and reactivating vacant spaces through initial quick-impact interventions;-Structuring a green network inspired by sponge-city models and nature-based solutions to restore water and ecological flows;-Consolidating an integrated vision of mobility, ecology, and public space that connects the urban core with the new developments in the north.
The project’s layered structure proposes a new type of metropolitan metabolism that balances precision and openness a strategy based on the capacity to evolve alongside the city.
The issue is not only the railway line: the inherited urban system is outdated and prevents sustainable growth. The identification of a major urban gap formed by the national road, the industrial area, and the railway line gave us the opportunity to conceive a holistic concept integrating natural, urban, and social proposals.
The project’s strategy unfolds across different scales, combining a coherent territorial vision with a series of small, precise interventions that take advantage of the site’s constraints. The system of pathways, weaving through the city and along the railway, connects natural parks and public spaces, providing shaded and comfortable routes that enhance daily life. Every intervention is solved based in a micro intervention and responds to a territorial, enviromental and social matter.
The urban materialization strategy adaptable and transferable could define a new identity for the municipality, functioning as a replicable model in other contexts. Even if only partially implemented, the proposal maintains its coherence and strength, translating analytical rigor into tangible urban intelligence and transforming infrastructural rupture into civic continuity.
The project is divided into three phases:-Breaking the industrial–rail barrier and reactivating vacant spaces through initial quick-impact interventions;-Structuring a green network inspired by sponge-city models and nature-based solutions to restore water and ecological flows;-Consolidating an integrated vision of mobility, ecology, and public space that connects the urban core with the new developments in the north.
The project’s layered structure proposes a new type of metropolitan metabolism that balances precision and openness a strategy based on the capacity to evolve alongside the city.
Sustainable mobility
Collaborative
Social inclusion
Green network
Re-sourcing
Our project addresses the urban fracture created by the railway infrastructure as an opportunity to redefine the territory through a sustainable, inclusive, and urban design. The strategy is framed as a regenerative vision that mobilizes natural, social, and material resources to transform the infrastructural wound into a new landscape of cohesion.
Based on the collaborative methodology, we propose three integrated lines of action:
1. RE-NATURALIZATION – Restoring urban ecology.
We reweave disrupted natural systems through green corridors, floodable areas, and nature based solutions inspired by the “sponge city” logic. This ecological infrastructure manages water, mitigates heat, and restores landscape continuity, becoming a foundation for biodiversity and everyday wellbeing.
2. RE-CONNECTION – Stitching together human and territorial flows.
We transform the railway barrier into a connective spine through pedestrian underpasses, bridges, and cycling networks that integrate existing infrastructure with new urban and territorial routes. Soft mobility becomes the framework that reconnects neighborhoods, public spaces, and productive landscapes.
3. RE-ACTIVATION – Bringing life back to urban voids.
Vacant plots and unused industrial buildings are reimagined as social catalysts: flexible public facilities, sports areas, markets, and cultural spaces capable of evolving over time. The material identity of the territory dehesa landscapes, local granite, guides a transformation that is both respectful and rooted in place.
The driver of sustainable urban development is this sequence of interconnected open spaces, which enables alternative green routes, increases permeable ground in a town affected by flooding issues, and creates a corridor through which biodiversity can cross and enter the urban system. The railway, industrial area and the road are transformed from being a limit and becomes an opportunity belt, driving ecological, urban, and social regeneration.
Based on the collaborative methodology, we propose three integrated lines of action:
1. RE-NATURALIZATION – Restoring urban ecology.
We reweave disrupted natural systems through green corridors, floodable areas, and nature based solutions inspired by the “sponge city” logic. This ecological infrastructure manages water, mitigates heat, and restores landscape continuity, becoming a foundation for biodiversity and everyday wellbeing.
2. RE-CONNECTION – Stitching together human and territorial flows.
We transform the railway barrier into a connective spine through pedestrian underpasses, bridges, and cycling networks that integrate existing infrastructure with new urban and territorial routes. Soft mobility becomes the framework that reconnects neighborhoods, public spaces, and productive landscapes.
3. RE-ACTIVATION – Bringing life back to urban voids.
Vacant plots and unused industrial buildings are reimagined as social catalysts: flexible public facilities, sports areas, markets, and cultural spaces capable of evolving over time. The material identity of the territory dehesa landscapes, local granite, guides a transformation that is both respectful and rooted in place.
The driver of sustainable urban development is this sequence of interconnected open spaces, which enables alternative green routes, increases permeable ground in a town affected by flooding issues, and creates a corridor through which biodiversity can cross and enter the urban system. The railway, industrial area and the road are transformed from being a limit and becomes an opportunity belt, driving ecological, urban, and social regeneration.
The transformation of a degraded industrial environment into a space that unifies and connects new urban developments responds transversally to both an inherited identity and one that is in the process of being created. In this way, the succession of interventions, repeated throughout the entire project, provides large‑scale aesthetic coherence and will evolve alongside Navalmoral’s social development, forming a new identity rooted in the current one.
The RE‑NATURALIZATION strategy will bring a new ecological aesthetic to the municipality: green corridors, permeable pavements, and native vegetation generate microclimates, shade, biodiversity, and environmental comfort. The visible presence of nature reorganizes the urban landscape and turns it into a healthier environment, transforming industrial and unused land into a welcoming and healthy urban setting.
The RE‑CONNECTION strategy, based on the continuity of flows with pedestrian bridges, safe crossings, and a network of walkable and cycle-friendly routes, reconstructs Navalmoral’s visual and spatial unity. The former railway boundary becomes a backbone that stitches together neighborhoods, parks, and activities, reinforcing the perception of an integrated city.
With RE‑ACTIVATION, industrial voids become vibrant and meaningful places. The rehabilitation and reuse of buildings provide significant aesthetic value. Furthermore, the design of urban furniture and the sequence of public spaces will play an important role in implementing a new image for the city. The use of local materials gives the new spaces their own aesthetic identity, linked to the territory and easily recognized by local residents.
Navalmoral recovers an aesthetic that responds to environmental, flood, and mobility needs, such as the creation of floodable areas for public use or squares with permeable pavements. It is a global strategy that unifies the city and endows it with identity.
The RE‑NATURALIZATION strategy will bring a new ecological aesthetic to the municipality: green corridors, permeable pavements, and native vegetation generate microclimates, shade, biodiversity, and environmental comfort. The visible presence of nature reorganizes the urban landscape and turns it into a healthier environment, transforming industrial and unused land into a welcoming and healthy urban setting.
The RE‑CONNECTION strategy, based on the continuity of flows with pedestrian bridges, safe crossings, and a network of walkable and cycle-friendly routes, reconstructs Navalmoral’s visual and spatial unity. The former railway boundary becomes a backbone that stitches together neighborhoods, parks, and activities, reinforcing the perception of an integrated city.
With RE‑ACTIVATION, industrial voids become vibrant and meaningful places. The rehabilitation and reuse of buildings provide significant aesthetic value. Furthermore, the design of urban furniture and the sequence of public spaces will play an important role in implementing a new image for the city. The use of local materials gives the new spaces their own aesthetic identity, linked to the territory and easily recognized by local residents.
Navalmoral recovers an aesthetic that responds to environmental, flood, and mobility needs, such as the creation of floodable areas for public use or squares with permeable pavements. It is a global strategy that unifies the city and endows it with identity.
The RE CONNECTION strategy ensures universal mobility through a continuous network of accessible pedestrian crossings, footbridges, cycling paths and green corridors that reconnect north and south, eliminating unsafe or car routes, allowing older people, young people and families with limited mobility to access facilities, employment and services equitably.
The RE ACTIVATION strategy turns urban and industrial voids into civic spaces open to all population groups: workshops, markets, sports facilities, cultural venues and leisure areas designed with flexibility and low cost in mind. Programming adapts to different ages and needs, integrating youth activities, quiet areas for seniors, inclusive play zones and spaces for intercultural exchange. The reuse of existing structures and the use of local materials reduce construction and maintenance costs, improving long term affordability.
Inclusive governance is articulated through the three Collaborative Tables, where experts, institutions and citizens participate in defining, prioritizing and monitoring interventions. This model distributes decision making power, ensures representativeness and establishes an open, transparent and continuous process. Co design methodologies and temporary prototypes enable real solutions to be tested before permanent implementation, fostering collective learning and adaptation to emerging needs.
The RE NATURALIZATION strategy democratizes access to nature through ecological corridors. These green areas, integrated into daily life, ensure environmental well being for all and create new recreational and educational opportunities.
The project is exemplary in inclusion because it not only corrects a physical barrier but transforms it into a civic, accessible, biodiverse, affordable and co governed axis where every intervention aims to reduce inequalities, expand opportunities and ensure that Navalmoral’s urban future is shared by all its inhabitants.
The RE ACTIVATION strategy turns urban and industrial voids into civic spaces open to all population groups: workshops, markets, sports facilities, cultural venues and leisure areas designed with flexibility and low cost in mind. Programming adapts to different ages and needs, integrating youth activities, quiet areas for seniors, inclusive play zones and spaces for intercultural exchange. The reuse of existing structures and the use of local materials reduce construction and maintenance costs, improving long term affordability.
Inclusive governance is articulated through the three Collaborative Tables, where experts, institutions and citizens participate in defining, prioritizing and monitoring interventions. This model distributes decision making power, ensures representativeness and establishes an open, transparent and continuous process. Co design methodologies and temporary prototypes enable real solutions to be tested before permanent implementation, fostering collective learning and adaptation to emerging needs.
The RE NATURALIZATION strategy democratizes access to nature through ecological corridors. These green areas, integrated into daily life, ensure environmental well being for all and create new recreational and educational opportunities.
The project is exemplary in inclusion because it not only corrects a physical barrier but transforms it into a civic, accessible, biodiverse, affordable and co governed axis where every intervention aims to reduce inequalities, expand opportunities and ensure that Navalmoral’s urban future is shared by all its inhabitants.
Our concept proposes a participatory process structured around three Collaborative Tables that integrate citizens, experts and institutional actors throughout the different phases of the project. From the outset, these tables function as spaces for active listening, co design and validation, allowing technical knowledge and social needs to converge.
The Environmental Table, composed of specialists in ecology, hydrology and climate, will establish criteria for defining green corridors, nature based solutions and water management strategies, ensuring that renaturalization follows a resilient approach compatible with local biodiversity.
The Infrastructure and Institutions Table brings together ADIF, the City Council and mobility experts to align proposed solutions with existing railway and urban planning. It develops a multiscalar reconnection strategy that integrates safe crossings, pedestrian and cycling routes, universal accessibility and technical coordination between administrations. Their involvement is essential to harmonize the PGOU currently under development with sustainable urban growth.
The Citizen Table is formed by residents, associations, youth groups, seniors and representatives of local commerce. Through workshops, open sessions and collective mapping exercises, this group shapes the uses, social dynamics and character of new public spaces, identifying specific needs that inform the activation program.
The impact of this participatory model is profound: decisions gain social legitimacy, priorities respond to real demands, and participation fosters shared responsibility. It strengthens community bonds and transforms the proposal into a collective vision for the future. The concept is not the result of a unilateral design, but of a collaborative construction that integrates diverse forms of knowledge and ensures that the urban transformation is inclusive, grounded and sustainable over time.
The Environmental Table, composed of specialists in ecology, hydrology and climate, will establish criteria for defining green corridors, nature based solutions and water management strategies, ensuring that renaturalization follows a resilient approach compatible with local biodiversity.
The Infrastructure and Institutions Table brings together ADIF, the City Council and mobility experts to align proposed solutions with existing railway and urban planning. It develops a multiscalar reconnection strategy that integrates safe crossings, pedestrian and cycling routes, universal accessibility and technical coordination between administrations. Their involvement is essential to harmonize the PGOU currently under development with sustainable urban growth.
The Citizen Table is formed by residents, associations, youth groups, seniors and representatives of local commerce. Through workshops, open sessions and collective mapping exercises, this group shapes the uses, social dynamics and character of new public spaces, identifying specific needs that inform the activation program.
The impact of this participatory model is profound: decisions gain social legitimacy, priorities respond to real demands, and participation fosters shared responsibility. It strengthens community bonds and transforms the proposal into a collective vision for the future. The concept is not the result of a unilateral design, but of a collaborative construction that integrates diverse forms of knowledge and ensures that the urban transformation is inclusive, grounded and sustainable over time.
Once the results of the competition were shared, we met with a multilevel governance structure that brings together local, regional and national actors. This ensures a comprehensive understanding of the project’s implications, supported by the involvement of institutions at all scales.
Local level; the Council will guarantee implementation throughout the necessary phases. The project does not rely on a single intervention; a sequence of small, coherent transformations will lead to a global territorial change. A modification of the PGOU is currently underway, and coordination with the team developing it is essential to adapt it to our proposal. Together with neighbourhood associations, decision making and project approval ensure that the reactivation of urban voids, the design of new public spaces and the programming of uses respond to real needs.
At the regional level, actors such as the Junta de Extremadura and sectoral agencies provide territorial vision, coordination with regional planning and alignment with strategies related to sustainable mobility, green corridors and water management. Their involvement allows the project to integrate with supra local dynamics. They are also the authority responsible for allocating the project’s funding through European support programmes for sustainable mobility.
At the national level, ADIF and other infrastructure planning contribute technical information, compatibility with railway works and the feasibility of new crossings, bridges and underpasses. Without their coordination, reconnection and physical permeability would not be possible. Their involvement ensures that these infrastructures form part of an integrated vision rather than isolated interventions.
At the European level, the conceptual framework is supported by funding for sustainable mobility developments. This European dimension brings innovation and the potential to position Navalmoral as an exemplary case of regenerative infrastructural transformation.
Local level; the Council will guarantee implementation throughout the necessary phases. The project does not rely on a single intervention; a sequence of small, coherent transformations will lead to a global territorial change. A modification of the PGOU is currently underway, and coordination with the team developing it is essential to adapt it to our proposal. Together with neighbourhood associations, decision making and project approval ensure that the reactivation of urban voids, the design of new public spaces and the programming of uses respond to real needs.
At the regional level, actors such as the Junta de Extremadura and sectoral agencies provide territorial vision, coordination with regional planning and alignment with strategies related to sustainable mobility, green corridors and water management. Their involvement allows the project to integrate with supra local dynamics. They are also the authority responsible for allocating the project’s funding through European support programmes for sustainable mobility.
At the national level, ADIF and other infrastructure planning contribute technical information, compatibility with railway works and the feasibility of new crossings, bridges and underpasses. Without their coordination, reconnection and physical permeability would not be possible. Their involvement ensures that these infrastructures form part of an integrated vision rather than isolated interventions.
At the European level, the conceptual framework is supported by funding for sustainable mobility developments. This European dimension brings innovation and the potential to position Navalmoral as an exemplary case of regenerative infrastructural transformation.
The concept is developed through a fully transdisciplinary structure that brings together environmental, technical, social and cultural knowledge to address the fracture created by the railway infrastructure and transform it into an opportunity for urban and territorial regeneration. The three collaborative tables environmental, infrastructural/institutional, and social enable these disciplines to work in an integrated, non linear way.
Environmental sciences and urban ecology are fundamental to the RE NATURALIZATION strategy. Experts in biodiversity, habitat restoration, hydrology, flood management and climate responsive design guide the creation of ecological corridors, floodable areas and urban microclimates inspired by regenerative urbanism models.
Active mobility planning, railway integration, and the design of pedestrian bridges, connective routes and a continuous accessibility system bring together multiple technical disciplines in the RE CONNECTION transformation.
Architecture, urbanism and public space design structure RE ACTIVATION, where the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings, the creation of flexible spaces, temporary activations, design of the urban pavements, furniture and vegetation and material integration generate a new civic landscape. These are complemented by social tools and participatory methodologies that shape the community process.
Circular economy principles, territorial knowledge and local material culture contribute coherence and sustainability to the project, linking the identity of Campo Arañuelo with constructive and landscape strategies. Additionally, spaces that function as platforms for community activities, markets, sports, cultural events become part of the fields of culture, arts and education.
The various disciplines not only collaborate but interweave to produce an inclusive and transversal vision that responds to the complexity of the territory and strengthens the urban, ecological and social cohesion of Navalmoral.
Environmental sciences and urban ecology are fundamental to the RE NATURALIZATION strategy. Experts in biodiversity, habitat restoration, hydrology, flood management and climate responsive design guide the creation of ecological corridors, floodable areas and urban microclimates inspired by regenerative urbanism models.
Active mobility planning, railway integration, and the design of pedestrian bridges, connective routes and a continuous accessibility system bring together multiple technical disciplines in the RE CONNECTION transformation.
Architecture, urbanism and public space design structure RE ACTIVATION, where the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings, the creation of flexible spaces, temporary activations, design of the urban pavements, furniture and vegetation and material integration generate a new civic landscape. These are complemented by social tools and participatory methodologies that shape the community process.
Circular economy principles, territorial knowledge and local material culture contribute coherence and sustainability to the project, linking the identity of Campo Arañuelo with constructive and landscape strategies. Additionally, spaces that function as platforms for community activities, markets, sports, cultural events become part of the fields of culture, arts and education.
The various disciplines not only collaborate but interweave to produce an inclusive and transversal vision that responds to the complexity of the territory and strengthens the urban, ecological and social cohesion of Navalmoral.
The proposed economic model combines public funding, the progressive activation of local resources, and income generating mechanisms associated with new spaces and activities. The first initiatives currently under development already involve local co funding, collaboration with ADIF to create a new crossing, and European funding for sustainable mobility projects. The overall proposal is as follows:
For renaturalization and green infrastructures, the model relies on local, regional and national funds dedicated to climate resilience, water management and biodiversity. Long term savings are expected thanks to reduced flood risk and lower maintenance costs through native vegetation and passive systems.
For mobility and infrastructure improvements, the model includes co funding with ADIF and mobility agencies, as well as municipal investment in the interurban cycling and pedestrian network. Potential public private instruments may be activated when improved accessibility benefits industrial areas such as Expacio Navalmoral. Indirect returns arise through increased economic activity, employment and land value.
The reactivation of urban voids ensures long term economic sustainability through:
Flexible rental or pay per use schemes in reactivated industrial buildings for workshops, coworking, cultural or sports uses. Temporary markets and events that generate municipal fees and stimulate the local economy. ow cost, high turnover strategies to test uses before committing to permanent investments. Partnerships in which associations manage spaces in exchange for maintenance. Crowdfunding for civic facilities initiated by local communities.
The use of local materials activates proximity employment and local production chains, reducing costs and generating direct economic returns.
Overall, the project combines stable public funding, indirect returns from urban reconnection, and direct income generation from reactivated spaces, creating a sustainable, scalable model.
For renaturalization and green infrastructures, the model relies on local, regional and national funds dedicated to climate resilience, water management and biodiversity. Long term savings are expected thanks to reduced flood risk and lower maintenance costs through native vegetation and passive systems.
For mobility and infrastructure improvements, the model includes co funding with ADIF and mobility agencies, as well as municipal investment in the interurban cycling and pedestrian network. Potential public private instruments may be activated when improved accessibility benefits industrial areas such as Expacio Navalmoral. Indirect returns arise through increased economic activity, employment and land value.
The reactivation of urban voids ensures long term economic sustainability through:
Flexible rental or pay per use schemes in reactivated industrial buildings for workshops, coworking, cultural or sports uses. Temporary markets and events that generate municipal fees and stimulate the local economy. ow cost, high turnover strategies to test uses before committing to permanent investments. Partnerships in which associations manage spaces in exchange for maintenance. Crowdfunding for civic facilities initiated by local communities.
The use of local materials activates proximity employment and local production chains, reducing costs and generating direct economic returns.
Overall, the project combines stable public funding, indirect returns from urban reconnection, and direct income generation from reactivated spaces, creating a sustainable, scalable model.
The concept is highly scalable because it combines a clear methodology, an adaptable strategic structure and a system of interventions that can be transferred to multiple urban contexts. The coherence it maintains, even when only partially implemented, is key to its replicability.
1. Collaborative Tables
This governance model is easily exportable to cities that need to coordinate multiple actors to address urban restructuring projects. The shared‑work methodology is fully transferable.
2. RE‑SOURCING Strategy
The logic of reactivating, reconnecting and renaturalizing by working with pre‑existing natural, social and material resources is universal. The proposal demonstrates how a material strategy based on local resources can define a new municipal identity. This approach reduces environmental impact, activates local economies and generates visual cohesion.
3. Layered Strategy
The project combines a broad territorial vision with precise, small‑scale actions. This layered structure proposes a “new metropolitan metabolism” that adapts and evolves with the city. The idea of achieving global transformation through concrete, replicable actions is applicable in many contexts. The proposal maintains coherence and strength even if only partially implemented. This is crucial for scalability: other cities can adopt phases, layers or individual components without losing the overall intent.
4. Green and Mobility Solutions
Ecological corridors, water‑management systems based on floodable areas, active mobility networks and the improvement of urban permeability through bridges and crossings are technical tools that can be replicated in places affected by similar linear infrastructures.
1. Collaborative Tables
This governance model is easily exportable to cities that need to coordinate multiple actors to address urban restructuring projects. The shared‑work methodology is fully transferable.
2. RE‑SOURCING Strategy
The logic of reactivating, reconnecting and renaturalizing by working with pre‑existing natural, social and material resources is universal. The proposal demonstrates how a material strategy based on local resources can define a new municipal identity. This approach reduces environmental impact, activates local economies and generates visual cohesion.
3. Layered Strategy
The project combines a broad territorial vision with precise, small‑scale actions. This layered structure proposes a “new metropolitan metabolism” that adapts and evolves with the city. The idea of achieving global transformation through concrete, replicable actions is applicable in many contexts. The proposal maintains coherence and strength even if only partially implemented. This is crucial for scalability: other cities can adopt phases, layers or individual components without losing the overall intent.
4. Green and Mobility Solutions
Ecological corridors, water‑management systems based on floodable areas, active mobility networks and the improvement of urban permeability through bridges and crossings are technical tools that can be replicated in places affected by similar linear infrastructures.
The action plan involves working along two parallel paths: developing the overall vision and strategic framework, and ensuring that priority actions aimed at improving the quality of life of Navalmoral’s residents can be activated within an operational timeframe.
1. Joint development of the strategic plan
A collaboratively built strategic plan is needed to precisely identify the real needs and opportunities of the municipality in this area, serving as a solid foundation for integrating many of the proposed urban interventions. Drafting this plan would include the development of the competition proposal, alignment between the project and the General Plan, and the definition of a catalogue of actions. We believe this document will be key to securing phased funding in the future.
2. Identification of early actions with positive impact
There are urgent needs that require immediate attention, and activating visible improvements in the short term can be highly effective in demonstrating progress to the community.
To determine which actions should be implemented first, it is essential to work jointly with the involved stakeholders (Action/Re‑action team, Junta de Extremadura, Municipality of Navalmoral) to evaluate and prioritise early actions that can be carried out and generate a clear positive impact, always aligned with the overall strategy, available budget and municipal priorities.
Maintaining close dialogue with the General Plan team is crucial for building a shared long‑term vision. The best way forward is to combine both dimensions: keeping the project’s long‑term focus while simultaneously promoting visible interventions that allow residents of Navalmoral to perceive improvements even as the full vision of the plan is developed.
1. Joint development of the strategic plan
A collaboratively built strategic plan is needed to precisely identify the real needs and opportunities of the municipality in this area, serving as a solid foundation for integrating many of the proposed urban interventions. Drafting this plan would include the development of the competition proposal, alignment between the project and the General Plan, and the definition of a catalogue of actions. We believe this document will be key to securing phased funding in the future.
2. Identification of early actions with positive impact
There are urgent needs that require immediate attention, and activating visible improvements in the short term can be highly effective in demonstrating progress to the community.
To determine which actions should be implemented first, it is essential to work jointly with the involved stakeholders (Action/Re‑action team, Junta de Extremadura, Municipality of Navalmoral) to evaluate and prioritise early actions that can be carried out and generate a clear positive impact, always aligned with the overall strategy, available budget and municipal priorities.
Maintaining close dialogue with the General Plan team is crucial for building a shared long‑term vision. The best way forward is to combine both dimensions: keeping the project’s long‑term focus while simultaneously promoting visible interventions that allow residents of Navalmoral to perceive improvements even as the full vision of the plan is developed.
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