which lacked equipment beyond precarious huts where some of them lived. The design, led by architect Teodoro Fernán- dez (National Architecture Award 2014), included the construction of maritime works that improve the bayside conditions for the new fishermen's cove, as well as the creation of a 260-meter-long artificial beach. Both the beach and La Chimba Cove are part of an integrated design that is framed within the La Chimba Master Plan, creating a single, cohesive urban piece. The fishermen's cove consists of a pier, coastal defense works, accesses, and esplanades, as well as a 605 m2 building equipped for the La Chimba Fishermen's Union. The building, which was built in reinforced concrete in a brutalist style, has been designed to withstand inclement weather with minimal maintenance. Its distribution is based on a large roof that covers and houses various esplanades and workspaces. The beach includes 12,000 m2 of sun deck area and a park with pedestrian walkways, road access and bicycle paths, green areas, shaded areas, restrooms, and a building for sports uses, which will be developed in three stages. For the walkways and esplanades, the "On- das" pavement, adapted by Fernández, has been implemented using a system of prefabricated pieces that combine and adjust to the terrain, thus creating a distinctive and representative pattern. A zone of dunes and green areas acts as a transition between the promenade and the beach, defining different access points. After 10 years, CREO Antofagasta has estab- lished itself as an ally of the public sector in imple- menting short, medium, and long-term projects, achieving its main objective of joining multi-sec- toral efforts to transform Antofagasta into a bet- ter city and ensure that urban development and opportunities are within the reach of most of its inhabitants. Thus, through the Master Plan, more than just proposing a portfolio of projects, it has opened a broader conversation about the Antofa- gasta in which we want to live. !
S Q Caleta La Chimba y Playa La Chimba. S Q La Chimba Cove and La Chimba Beach.
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