Urban Requalification of S. Martinho do Porto
Urban Requalification of S. Martinho do Porto
Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos
ARCHITECTS
Gonçalo Byrne
CLIENT
A2P, Margarida Oom, Grade Ribeiro, Joule, José Galvão Teles
ENGINEERING
A2P – Margarida Oom, Grade Ribeiro, Joule, José Galvão Teles
CONSTRUCTOR
EDIFER, Costa & Carvalho
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Marta Byrne
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Gonçalo Sousa Byrne, João Pedro Falcão de Campos
COLLABORATORS
Ana Moniz, Gabriela Raposo, Isabel Monteiro, José Ricardo Vaz, Luís Cordeiro,
Luísa Ramalho, Neuza Talhão, Sofia Saraiva
LOCATION
São Martinho Do Porto, Portugal
CATEGORY
Tourism, Visitor Center, Commercial Architecture
Text description provided by architect.
The project of the Urban Requalification of S. Martinho do Porto tries to achieve, in a 3 phased cycles, the improvement and enrichment of the village.
For that purpose the design tries to conceal the individual and the collective, the new and the pre-existing.
With the intention to overcome the barrier between the lowest level – the town, and the highest level – the historic center, a panoramic elevator was designed.
The José Bento da Silva square – a space overseeing the bay – sets a relationship between the sea level and the seaside resort level through the succession of several existent hillside layers.
These different levels provide to the viewer different kinds of impressions, feelings, moments and views. The tourist information center gathers several functions within its small area, such as exposition, meeting and information spaces.
