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some weeks in local newspapers has become a scene
future Bus Station: station if no station, parking underground if no underground parking, housing officials if no housing officials, firefighters and storage if fire and stores do not ...
Bus Station was built between 1943 and 1947, the municipal architect Félix de Azua
Gruart . To date, its construction was a free space, the only area of \u200b\u200bthe Eixample (Seneca Square). Its construction was done under the mayoralty of
Roman Marin Bono, but were inaugurated under the leadership of Manuel Montesinos
Gómiz the
July 21, 1947, being present civil governor Jose Mary
Patel. It was an important work as demanded by the public, becoming one of the first provincial capitals that had a.
Enrique Cerdan Tato in
The Gatera also tells us of the rules of the Season:
The regulations will Central Bus Station, corporate meeting approved February 28 the same year , in its fifth article warned that bus stops could do voluntary, from the booths to the terminal means, under pain of severe penalties, even where their respective agencies were located "Scattered throughout the city-," which were closed and replaced by the lockers that are concessionaires were arranged in the station repeated. " Months before, Don Rafael Herrera Alberola had already requested the relevant report, to establish a passenger line between Alicante and Madrid. As Don Juan Valero Campomanes, owner and first director of Radio Alicante, applied in the building premises to install a telephone telegram service. In the same way that negotiating a tobacco outlets, doorbells and administration of the state lottery. In addition, Don Felix de Azua envisaged by the March 10 a buffer zone to defend the bus station and avoid the establishment there of bars, shops, tobacconists, newsagents and so on.
For more historical data, I recommend the article from the web Alicante Vivo: Seneca, a plaça per to memòria . (Photo n ° 2 obtained from the Web Alicante Vivo.)
As published by the Association of Architects in the Official Information: is a commitment to building a functional architecture and make it clear using a modern material such as reinforced concrete vault in his waiting room and in the canopies of the platforms, although the building was camouflaged with historicist languages \u200b\u200bas a tribute to the policy guidelines of the moment. Thus, collects and shows the characteristics of English architecture when it was built. Hence its value.
once commented that I will go reeling off the track as I have written in the first paragraph, leaving my personal opinion for the final. The first aspect would be to "station whether or not station." According
as published in newspapers, neighbors (first stakeholders) do not require demolition. What if you just want to get in the resulting space has a staff sports meeting space as a community center and a public green area. Something very normal and I think all Alicante wants. All this is very clear, but ... "preserves the terminal?
According
VisorSigPac , if you tear down the terminal would be released approximately 3612 meters square (not counting the homes of officials and teachers), and if not demolish about 1920 square meters would be free.
If the terminal would have to be demolished to build a new building to accommodate the requests of the neighborhood, whether in the same land or in the fire station and stores, which will also be vacated and demolished, as has come published (subject to discuss later).
If we have the demolition of the houses the public area measures would be about 6800 square meters, with the terminal, and approximately 5060 meters square if we exclude the terminal.
Another issue is that of the murals
benaluense Gaston Castelló (1902-1986). These are undoubtedly two murals of significant value not only for himself from them, but what they represent. In the north of the vault, this represented the province of Alicante
(photo No. 4) , and located south of Alicante city and its most emblematic buildings. In the case of a decision on the demolition of the terminal, could always save the murals, as did the apse of the chapel of the Marist Brothers, who moved from the center of Alicante to its current location.
Whatever happens it seems clear is that there is a public area, so the area
win in dynamism and light, especially the latter, since in the center We Alicante few garden squares.
Something that is coupled to the instruction of the square is the subject of underground parking
. According to the municipality is doing a study on the feasibility of such an infrastructure in the area. On the one hand it seems a good idea to build a parking lot, since we all know what it takes to find parking. On the other seems to afford an infrastructure for the project, because if you park the night with ease is because those who live in the area is already covered their place, either in parking own the building, nearby buildings or the Maisonave
.
The third element in discord is the
four blocks of buildings officials. As published in the Journal
Truth is 54 homes, of which there are 10 empty. Of the remaining 46 are occupied by people aged 10 and 36 families own two or more members. The scheme is for rent (there are 9 cases of vacation per year). These homes, contemporary to the bus station, are quite degraded both façades and roofs. And like any family there who agree with the move (keeping the rent paid) to a new promotion in San
Blas, Plaza of the Americas and
Benalua while than others does not make any grace, as is understandable since they are in the center of Alicante.
A third alternative proposed is the demolition and subsequent construction of homes in the same place and respecting the heights expected
the General Plan for the area.
The fourth of the elements are old firefighters and municipal workshops . The latter has not been able to read much in the newspapers, to reach a more relevant the issue of terminal and housing. It appears that the conditions of the firefighters on the street Italy are not the most appropriate, as seen in the complaint to put the same body as the system storage of drums of fuel. It is also an area with enough traffic that I imagine that makes a quick exit.
I said that I have made my opinion clear . The demolition of houses and platform, being released about 5060 meters (although I fully understand that people have totally against). After doing this if they build the underground parking lot, as I believe never enough parking. On top of this car I imagine a track -side football and basketball with gardens "Old Bus Station" where inside could be neighborhood activities and see the frescoes of Gaston Castelló. A separate issue would be the stores and firefighters. In the latter case only would support demolition if they do something really important and to give life to the neighborhood, such as an indoor sports (as I have claimed), if there is sufficient soil. If this demolition does not accompany any significant building would prefer to bring in value such buildings. Would in any of these last two options, where realojaria businesses that would be eliminated as Bus Stop bar , as your you can go, but the clientele is not to follow you if you move away.
Another issue is the future station. I had always argued that his transfer to the Murcia station killed two birds with one stone, since by side make room for the city center and on the other side would value the beautiful Murcia station. Besides buses would not enter the city because as it could open a road from the entrance of the highway to the port. When I was clear about all this was commented that there would be a intermodal station in of Renfe : T ren, taxis, bus and tram (The latter including a line to Altet Airport ) . Given this possibility and putting in place of someone coming to Alicante, having everything in one place, provided that the infrastructure is well designed, it makes things a lot. It seems that this is what will happen but in the meantime is to build a temporary bus station next to the Murcia. That said only hope that since it is cheaper to build than fixed, when the future bus station to become "old bus station" (ie it has built an intermodal station conditions) use that is given to such a station is good for citizens ...
And to continue the tradition ..... Where is it?
Greetings!
retranqueda to indoors. I fully understand that we should try to capitalize on a building, and it is better to topple it. But at this point where it enters the "architect like, which should be subject to some" commission taste, to dismiss certain projects. 
retranqueda to indoors. I fully understand that we should try to capitalize on a building, and it is better to topple it. But at this point where it enters the "architect like, which should be subject to some" commission taste, to dismiss certain projects. 
