I Premio de Arquitectura Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre

Based on this final ruling, the restoration project was
drafted. The works to be performed could be divided into
three fundamental elements:
Access from the cliff, carried out in Corten steel, next to a
basalt cut.
A coastal path, performed in treated wood and different
coloured blocks of porphyry.
Connections between the vehicles and the coastal path, in
treated wood.
Raised above the natural land.
Therefore, the natural runoffs are kept, the endemism
species of El Confital will be recovered and the whole surface
between the vehicle access and the coastal path will be
naturalised. The desire to create a “non–urban” proposal
has meant that any intervention had to be carried out in
coordination with the natural environment. The basalt rock
demonstrates its material strength as the Corten pathway is
laid over it, the volcanology episode of the porphyry blocks
highlight the changes of the coastline and the wooden
footboards make the natural floor seem like an object in a
museum.
On the other hand, it is all conceived based on its social
usage. The cliff path, further to providing a safe access,
provides a view of the beach which up until now was not
possible to see for the beach visitors. The porphyry blocks are
a place for meeting, sunbathing, leaving boards or neoprene
suits, taking in the landscape, etc. The different colours of the
blocks mean that people can choose one or the other based
on the sunshine at the time, the darker ones for cloudy days
and the lighter ones for the hotter sunny days. The wooden
footboards are ideal for taking a stroll, watching the surfers
in the water, meeting up with friends, sunbathing, etc.
51