Metroguaguas Interchange in Hoya de la Plata
c. Blas Cabrera Felipe. Hoya de la Plata. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Architecture: Elena Nedelcu
Area: 13.000 M² of Building and 7.900 M² of Urbanization
Budget: 10.000.000 €
Promoter: Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Terminal station of the new fast bus line “Metroguagua”, newly implemented in the city. The project articulates a very complex functional program completely transforming a degraded ur- ban environment, into a new south city gate. The garages and workshops of the 24.5-meter-long buses are in the basement, on the surface the terminal is transformed into a large, landscaped park and a viewing platform to the sea. The interchange includes the central offices of the service, administrative services, terminal platforms, and commercial area.