The Agrocalbe
- Barcelona, Spain
- 2021
- Competition
The Agro-Cable is a project about the connection between the farms and the citizens of Barcelona. The presence of massive infrastructure suggests an intervention with the goal of providing new types of mobility and views of the park. The project wants to create an alternative and sustainable solution of transport with a new electric aerial cabin lift system which drives food and passengers through renewable energy produced by PV panels and wind towers.
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The new electric aerial cabin lift system takes inspiration especially by the Aerial tramway of Caracas and the Metrocable Project of Medellin which showed successful results as a mean of public transport. The proposal foresees two different levels for passengers and food. When the food cabin is ready to go, it is connected to the passenger cabin. The proposal is composed by two lines, one dedicated more to food logistic and one to touristic mobility inside the park.
Mercabarna is the main food supplier of Barcelona. It is estimated that 20% of the fresh vegetables and fruits in Mercabarna are coming from the agro-park. Of this that 20-30% of the sales of the 1667 independent sales points in the 39 markets of Barcelona is direct sales and 70-80% is negotiated in Mercabarna. The latter is estimated that causes around 14000 fossil fuels vehicles per day transporting food from Mercabarna to the 39 markets of Barcelona. The map below shows the how the food is today transported estimating around 10-15 minutes car drive.