Parque da Gare

The Parque da Gare, created in the 80s, is located next to an old railway station in the centre of the city of Passo Fundo. Due to its semi-abandoned state, the council started a project for its comprehensive urban and landscape revitalization, keeping some historical and natural aspects, with a new design for the park and new infrastructures. 

The renovation project includes the new farmer’s market, which took over the one that had been running on the plot of the old station, a restaurant with an information desk and a small outdoor bar, a bathing and maintenance area and, lastly, a multipurpose library area located in the lowest part of the park, next to the lake, fully integrated into the design. 

The urban area is designed so as to generate coexistence and contemplation. The urban intervention differentiates the inside of the park, with concrete used for paving and regional stone, creating a link between the city and the new park. Plus, several retaining walls, bridges, footbridges and buildings were erected in order to overcome some barriers, derived from the complex topography.

The landscape design is based on using autochthonous species, chosen according to their size, colour and functions. The Farmer’s Market is set in an area with a considerable slope, with a four meters level difference made accessible through stairs and ramps. 

Parque da Gare, Passo Fundo, Brazil
Architecture and landscape: Idom
Team: Pedro Paes Lira (general coordinator), Eugenio Teixeira Borges (manager), Andreia Faley, Vera Leitão Pinto, Luciana Pitombo, Ana Camila Sanches, Renata Azevedo Lovro, Caio Faggin, Jesús Lázaro
Client: Council of Passo Fundo, IDB
Structural engineering: Igor Ortuoste Jayo, Marcos Eanes Santos Souza
Mechanical engineering: Eugénio Durban Quilis
Electrical engineering: David Alfonso Pastor, Pedro Medina Núñez, Marcus Vinicios Ostwal
Drainage: María Salve Piñero de Miguel, Marta del Blanco Calderón
Earthworks: Miguel Faria
Area: 96,070 sqm
Completion: 2016