I am interested in the relationship of the city and the
fortifications since in this particular part of Spain, goes way back since it
is the western world's oldest still-inhabited city founded and settled by Phoenicians
around the year 1100 B.C. The site analysis focuses upon the Castle of Sancti petri
(one of the outlying forts constructed for the defense of the wider area
protecting the back door into the bay of Cadiz) and the Fisherman Village
(abandoned village claimed back from the military uses) that is the center of
nautical sport in Cadiz.
Castle of Sancti Petri built between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The island served as a quarry, the "oyster stone" that was formed the island of Sancti Petri was the one used in defensive constructions as well as in much of near government buildings) but its main function was to protect the Bay of Cadiz possible incursions of English ships, and Berber pirates, with the lighthouse monument dating from 1918 and has a range of 12 miles is located 15 meters above the foundations of the castle.
The defensive fortress situated on the small island of Sancti petri. It was once one of the series forts that protected the inlet, Caño de sancti petri, which marks the territory of Spain. Geographically, this long stripe of oyster stone island continuous from the castle actually helps reduce the erosion of the coastal behind it giving a completely contrast in sea contour to the two side along the stripe.
The proposal for the soft architecture located along the strips amphibious land next to the fortress will be the destination of nautical sport center. The rock strips in the seascape mark the perfect boundary between the deep sea and the shallow sea area which will allows the nautical institution to provide a practice tracks for both professional and premature sport players.
Sancti petri is known as a destination for nautical sport for all ages since shallow sea allows little kids to have a rest spot while enjoying the cultural tourism. On the other hands, it becomes essential to have navigation system for nautical sport with in this contrasting in depth of the seascape where the stipe of island became a boundary between the deep-sea water and the shallow area, which leads the proposal of the nautical institution to be focusing on educating people upon the condition of the sea depth.
The proposal for the soft architecture located along the strips amphibious land next to the fortress will be the destination of nautical sport center. The rock strips in the seascape mark the perfect boundary between the deep sea and the shallow sea area which will allows the nautical institution to provide a practice tracks for both professional and premature sport players.
The soft structure will be place along the stipe in order to emphasize the existence of the island while providing a platform for all the activities required on ground such as, storage area, rest area, restroom, café etc. The program that will be situated on the structure actually mimic the provided programs on the coastal area so that it actually marks the extended platform that allows people to take another level of nautical sport into the deep-sea area but still in contact with the base (platform act as a coastal) encourage the amateur to reach for the professional side.
As a nautical sport center, it is required to manage the seascape to provide routes for each type of nautical activities with different requirement at each stage of player. Using buoys in different size and color (as well as different design) for each pathway in order to provide navigation while letting the people understanding the unseen contour line of sea depth in a more didactic way.