Rita Lee Park

Location: Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, 3401, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Year: 2023-2024

Stages: Basic Project and Executive Project

Area: 136.030 m²

Work themes: Ornamental Landscaping, Ecological Landscaping, Urban equipment, Tourism, Leisure, Well-being

Typology: Urban park

Client: Enimont, Rio de Janeiro City Hall and Fundação Parques e Jardins

Collaborators: LSF Andrade, Luiz Abreu, Henrique Fialho, Cerne Engenharia, Progab Engenharia, Dripping Irrigation and Engineering

Summary

        The project adaptation area focuses on Via Olímpica, the main circulation axis of the Olympic Park, built in 2016. The project aims to create a linear, urban and public park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing urban solutions that are easy to build and maintain, and the predominant use of native species from the Atlantic Forest in the landscaping.

The Project

        The project proposes dividing the space into two types of parks with different characteristics that interweave along the route, called Linear Park and Urban Park. The first considers the linear extension of the Olympic Way, which connects the park’s access from Abelardo Bueno Avenue to the Live Site on the shores of Jacarepaguá Lagoon. The second includes the areas adjacent to the road and connects the project to the arenas and neighboring lands. The project centers on the understanding that within the park, two distinct and complementary uses and occupations are possible and necessary.

        Overall, the proposed program includes two multipurpose courts, two 3×3 basketball courts, an event area, a children’s area with various playground equipment, a children’s water play area, a game area (table tennis and foot table), a picnic area, a senior fitness area, a climbing wall, a skate park, bike racks, seating and rest areas, and public restrooms. The program also encompasses urban furniture, the creation of over 800 m² of Atlantic Forest woodland, afforestation with the planting of 1,100 new native tree seedlings, and the addition of more than 8,000 m² of permeable green area throughout the park.

        The project proposes dividing the space into two types of parks with different characteristics that interweave along the route, called Linear Park and Urban Park. The first considers the linear extension of the Olympic Way, which connects the park’s access from Abelardo Bueno Avenue to the Live Site on the shores of Jacarepaguá Lagoon. The second includes the areas adjacent to the road and connects the project to the arenas and neighboring lands. The project centers on the understanding that within the park, two distinct and complementary uses and occupations are possible and necessary.

        Overall, the proposed program includes two multipurpose courts, two 3×3 basketball courts, an event area, a children’s area with various playground equipment, a children’s water play area, a game area (table tennis and foot table), a picnic area, a senior fitness area, a climbing wall, a skate park, bike racks, seating and rest areas, and public restrooms. The program also encompasses urban furniture, the creation of over 800 m² of Atlantic Forest woodland, afforestation with the planting of 1,100 new native tree seedlings, and the addition of more than 8,000 m² of permeable green area throughout the park.

  Goals and Results

Increase in biodiversity

1,055 new trees, 28 native species

Support wildlife

Enclosed forest, refuge for fauna and flora of 1,960 m²

Leisure

1 children’s area, with toys and topography; 1 sports area, 1 climbing wall; 1 urban art gallery space; 1 picnic area; 1 skate park; 1 gym for seniors; 1 wet children’s area; multi-sports courts

Increase in biodiversity

1,055 new trees, 28 native species

Support wildlife

Enclosed forest, refuge for fauna and flora of 1,960 m²

Leisure

1 children's area, with toys and topography; 1 sports area, 1 climbing wall; 1 urban art gallery space; 1 picnic area; 1 skate park; 1 gym for seniors; 1 wet children's area; multi-sports courts

Rua Jardim Botânico, 468
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
CEP: 22461-000

Contact

ecomimesis@ecomimesis.com.br
+55 (21) 3942-3192

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