Urban Connector

Urban Development Cayey Puerto Rico

Many times in towns and urban spaces we focus on the development of commerce and housing as frameworks for town squares and plazas. With the ever expanding developments taking precedent over the natural identifiers of regions, this project aims to incorporate the environment as part of the urban wall that frames these public spaces. Using mountainside identifiers as a reference, a pathway that serves as a small urban escape framed in the flora of the area serves as an alternative to overdevelopment and instead gives way to an extension of the public space in a unique way.

The concept for this urban connector comes from the enviornment that frames the town of Cayey. Taking the landmarks into consideration and the cultural identity around the mountains, the concept of an organic stone walkway that emulates these natural enviornments became the main driving force for the conceptualization of this project.

Abstracted simplified 3d model of the elevated pathway

Architectural drawings and sections of the space

The short journey was meant to emulate the escape of the nearby natural context within the urban setting. Framed by trees and greenery it served as a breather from the otherwise busy town square.

Longitudinal Section of the pathway