Sant Cosme is a neighbourhood characterised by a strong concentration of public services and a notably limited commercial presence. Although a weekly street market takes place every Thursday morning—focused mainly on clothing and accessories—the area struggles to sustain regular commerce. One of the key obstacles to commercial viability is its low residential density, which reduces the potential customer base. A study conducted with the AMB on healthy eating also revealed a lack of establishments offering fresh, local and healthy products, despite the city’s proximity to an agricultural park.
Public services, by contrast, are abundant. The 2004 Neighborhoods Law triggered a major wave of investment that led to the creation or improvement of numerous facilities: the courts, the headquarters of Aigües del Prat, fire services, the Local Police station, the Mossos d'Esquadra station, and the Julio Méndez sports centre. A Municipal Information Office was also established, alongside the Casal Cívic Comunitari Delta and various other socio-community spaces. As a result, Sant Cosme has become one of the city’s hubs for public infrastructure.
In terms of urban services, the waste-collection system was upgraded in 2025 with the introduction of smart containers activated by personalised cards, allowing the monitoring of organic waste disposal and enabling residents to benefit from tax reductions. Although this system functions well in most of the neighbourhood, some areas are still awaiting installation and continue to experience uncontrolled dumping near containers. Energy transition initiatives are also under way. Schools across the city, including those in Sant Cosme, have been equipped with solar panels, and a new park has been created on land near Can Monés, forming part of a broader plan to develop local energy communities—a process still in its early, resource-intensive stages.
Within this broader context, the seventh phase of Sant Cosme consists of seven blocks, twenty-five staircases and 140 homes, housing around 700 residents—approximately ten percent of the neighbourhood’s population.
The perimeter of the proposed target space is 510.11 m with a total area of 16014.31 m2, containing the 7 housing blocs, parking spaces and an open space area with trees and park benches.
Map of Sant Cosme, with a color-coded representation of the phases of reconstruction. The case study area is coloured in light blue left side of the map (7th phase).
Map of the area.
Map of the area with the measured perimeter.