With these 75 new installations, the city is set to add more than 200 new shaded spaces in three years, up until 2027. The shade programme has an overall budget of 11 million euros and should create over 40,000 square metres of surface shade.

As part of the Climate Plan, the strategy of the shade programme is to add permanent and temporary shade structures, particularly in places where it is not feasible to plant trees. These solutions offer an agile and effective way of reducing temperatures and improving well-being. An environmental study shows that the installation of these types of shade reduces solar irradiation by 80%, with occasional differences of up to 12ºC between parts in the sun and parts in the shade.

Singular shades in Passeig Marítim, Plaça Comercial and Av. Portal de l’Àngel

Design competitions have been resolved to install unique shade structures in Passeig Marítim in the summer of 2027 and in Av. Portal de l’Àngel and Plaça Comercial in the summer of 2028. The three innovative projects fit in with the local landscapes, offering sustainable modular solutions that can easily be assembled and dismantled, with the capacity to be replicated in other places in the city. Between them these three spaces will see over 5,000 square metres of shade generated, with a budget of 2.3 million euros.

In Passeig Marítim, two units of shade will cover a total area of 1,600 square metres. The project selected features a structure with columns and fabrics to generate a landscape of light dunes.

The project for Plaça Comercial covers a surface of 1,400 square metres and aims to transfer the geometric designs from the façade of the Mercat del Born and use them here. The rhomboid-shaped fabrics will be grouped together to form a network that follows the pattern of the bricks in the façade.

In Av. Portal de l’Àngel, the project covers a surface of 2,000 square metres and consists of a light shade structure made up of hexagonal modules, inspired by the pattern on the Gaudí tiles in the streets of Barcelona, reinterpreted through a more current language.