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1 Buried Cistern Plaza
Cheap and rich: a public space with a temporary parking lot and a buried rainwater tank in Ciutadella, Menorca, a contemporary take on the island’s traditional way of saving water.
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The challenge of this very low-budget arrangement of an empty plot by the old cemetery of Ciutadella was the maximisation of its public service. Besides its function as a temporary parking area during specific dates, it could include an enormous buried rainwater tank.
A huge cistern to store the rainfall collected on the adjacent streets, which will be used for cleaning purposes in the city. A contemporary adaptation of the island’s very common traditional way to save the most precious natural resource of our Mediterranean climate.
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