The main purpose of this park, which forms part of the project Tenerife verde (Green Tenerife), is to provide an urban green space for the town. At the same time, it also offers a number of sports and leisure facilities for local residents to enjoy.
The main purpose of this park, which forms part of the project Tenerife verde (Green Tenerife), is to provide an urban green space for the town. At the same time, it also offers a number of sports and leisure facilities for local residents to enjoy.
The network of footpaths that guides visitors through the park and sketches out the main routes to be followed also contributes to spatially differentiating the different zones; in this way, the leisure areas at one end of the park can be enjoyed in peace even while sporting activities are going on elsewhere.
For the same reason, the small drinks kiosk has been placed in an access area that is more closely linked to the footpath leading from the park to the town centre.

Built using a sole material element that unfolds over three dimensions, the kiosk defines a border in this space, and offers a shady place where visitors can stop and rest.
Project San Francisco Park
Situation Parque de San Francisco. Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife. Canary Islands. Spain
Arquitects GPY Arquitectos
Project Team Juan Antonio González Pérez, Félix Francisco Perera Pérez, Urbano Yanes Tuña, Carolina Rivero González
Technical Team Rafael Fernández Domínguez, Eduardo Zárate Pintado
Structure calculate Arcal S.L.
Layout Miriam Hernández Pérez
Client Tenerife Island Council
Contract Vallés Empresa Constructora S.A.
Constructed Surface 7.491,10 m2
Models José Luis González Doña; José Ramón Oller, Efraín Pintos, Urbano Yanes Tuña
Awards Premios FAD, 2003: Seleccionado | Premio Manuel de Oráa y Arcocha, Xª Edición, 2002: Mención.
Publicactions Libros: In Favour of Public Space. Barcelona: CCCB / Actar, 2010. Ruiz Cabrero, Gabriel: Guía de Arquitectura Contemporánea / Contemporary Architecture Guide 1962-2006. Tenerife. Tenerife: Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, 2008. Juan Gopar / Lara Almárcegui: Taller – Exposición. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: CAAM, 2006. Revistas: arquitectos nº164 (2003), a+t (in common II) nº26 (2005), Basa nº27 (2002)