Viewpoint Staircase in the Vall del Paradís

The staircase as a viewpoint: between the weight of the earth and the lightness of the air. The intervention recovers a lost section of the Ignatian Way in Manresa, linking the Pont Vell and the Creu del Tort to the Pou de llum.

The staircase bridges the 13-meter difference in height between the lower terrace and the upper one, opening a new view of the city towards the Vall del Paradís, the Cardener and the Montserrat massif.

Separated from the rock, is presented as a permeable element, which allows you to see through it. A curtain of steel rods filters the landscape without interrupting it, generating a subtle tension between the interior and the exterior, between protection and contemplation.

The entire project is articulated from a unitary material language: the steel. The repetition of a single element of 16mm diameter corrugated bar builds the entire staircase. This formal austerity responds to an ethic of measure: using only what is necessary, letting the material dialogue with light, with time and with human presence.

The combination of materials establishes a dialogue between weight and lightness, between matter and air. The pavement, also made of steel rods, is placed on the pre-existing ones, letting the ground breathe and allowing the natural drainage of water.