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A car park in the Marzahn housing estate, a neighbourhood that arose as part of the socialist planning in East Berlin

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The parking area surface is formalised by means of different textures, patterns and colours, permitting the superimposition of codes and uses as well as compatibility

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Image of the intervention. The parking area of a new housing block constructed in the heart of the estate was conceived as a number of different areas that condensed colours and forms in keeping with codes that are frequently found in urban spaces.

Different views of the operations that transform the external surfaces of the block

The games space in each area depends on the presence or otherwise of vehicles

Ground plan of the model of the new housing block. The building separates the park from the leisure area that has been created in the parking area, at the top of the image

Plan of the Marzahn housing estate. In the centre is the contrasting plan of a new housing block that is oriented for maximum sunlight

Signposting and directions with painting and spray work meant that the ground plan was totally transformed

Image showing the process of creating the new games and parking areas of the neighbourhood

Instead of opting to conceal the cars behind trees as a way of camouflaging them, the aim is to incorporate the vehicles and the parking zones within the different games areas: badminton, tennis, basketball, etc..

View of one of the paths that cross the entire parking area