The Port of Santa Fe was once a major hub for both domestic and international trade, but changing river dynamics have reduced its accessibility and economic importance. As a result, the port now faces the challenge of redefining its role and exploring new functions that reconnect the port with the public. The Dyke 2 waterfront in the Port of Santa Fe, is currently in a deteriorated and underdeveloped state, lacking essential public facilities, accessible green spaces, and safe access to the river. Most importantly, the site faces severe riverbank instability, confirmed by a calculated Safety Factor (SF) of 0.67.

This report presents an integrated vision and technical design for the sustainable redevelopment of the project site area, commissioned as an advisory document for the Ente Administrador del Puerto de Santa Fe (EAPSF). The project employed a strategic track, guided by four pillars, and a slope protection track, using a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to select a solution, resulting in a design containing both technical stability and a public urban concept.

The resulting urban concept, The Santa Fe Riverside Park, serves as a project embodying the strategic vision. The design integrates adaptive infrastructure, including stepped terraces and docking places, engineered to accommodate significant seasonal river fluctuations. This concept is supported by the delivery of a 15-year long-term roadmap. The unstable slope is protected using an ecosystem-friendly Articulated Concrete Block mattress system, improving the calculated sliding SF from 0.67 to 1.9, and achieving an erosion SF of 2.10.
Finally, the report provides the Port Authority with a strategic foundation of recommendations to realise the project.
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