to the valley (Matilde Salamanca Street), this open plane -which expands the urban land-, serves the neighbors as a square and as an entrance hall for massive events that take place in the gymnasium. Shade, soil, and registration - historic district sidewalks In 2007 and 2011, we were entrusted with two stages of a project to renovate the sidewalks in the historic city center. This project was financed with Transantiago mirror funds. One of the key and primordial decisions was the recovery of ur- ban trees, as this would substantially improve the streets' environmental conditions, especially in areas of high foot traffic. The objective was to bring the river's freshness closer to the city and avoid the surrounding hillsides' aridity. Later, when addressing pavements, we found two contrasting examples that were of interest to us. On the one hand, the Paseo Ahumada in Santiago unifies several blocks by repeating the same figure to form a larger urban piece. On the other hand, in Buenos Aires, we observed how each facade resolves its front individually, recognizing each building's uniqueness through the use of different colors and materials. The ques- tion of whether we should highlight the buildings' individuality or emphasize the city's broader scale was resolved through a design that functioned more as a constructive instruction: a light gray base color was used, but in front of each city gate, it was changed to black. The result was a sort of individual
X V Veredas de Salamanca en zona residencial y en zona comercial.
T Sobre la base gris se cambia a negro en cada acceso, las zonas comerciales se obscurecen y las residenciales, con menos puertas, mantienen el color.
X V Sidewalks of Salamanca at residential area and commercial area.
T The gray base changes to black at each entrance, with commercial areas darkened and residential areas, with fewer doors, maintaining their original color.
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