The Parc de la Pegaso: A factory site becomes a park

The Parc de la Pegaso: A factory site becomes a park

The name of the park in Sant Andreu, a district of Barcelona, refers to the fact that it was created on the site of a former Pegaso truck factory. Some remains of this former ENASA factory (Empresa Nacional des Autocamiones, Sociedad Anónima) still exist. At the edge of the park, the entrance gate and an office building still stand, which is now used as a centre for the local population. In 1986, the industrial wasteland was redesigned as a park by the architects Enric Batlle and Joan Roig.

The park is clearly divided into different areas. Behind the entrance gate there is a green area with winding paths, a viewing hill and a large pond that runs through the park as a canal. It is crossed by several bridges and forms a boundary to the central part of the park. In the middle part of the park is a large children's playground. Its most striking piece of playground equipment is a large slide tower in the shape of an octopus, with the octopus arms formed by the slides.

The third part of the park is more characterised by straight lines and open spaces delimited by hedges. These are available for the use of the residents of the neighbourhood and are used in place of missing gardens for family celebrations such as birthday parties. 

 

 

 

 At the opposite end are more buildings, including material storage for the gardeners and a kindergarten.

 The park is directly adjacent to the Spanish partner school. The insect hotels produced as part of the GREEN Erasmus project were installed there in spring 2022. These were handed over to the park management during an international project meeting of the partner schools.