Competition - Housing on Rua de Santa Engrácia and Rua da Bela Vista à Graça, São Vicente, Lisbon
The design of the residential buildings aims to integrate architectural quality with social needs and state financial conditions, providing attractive solutions for future inhabitants, passersby, and the city of Lisbon. The design of the spacious, adaptable areas with strong and open connections reflects a consideration of contemporary living and its possibilities.
Socially, both buildings promote neighborhood habits by offering multifuncional communal spaces with direct access to outdoor areas. Economically, the contemporary approach to the building, combined with durable, low-maintenance, and energy-efficient construction methods, supports sustainable development. Environmentally, the use of local materials and regional construction techniques minimizes the ecological footprint, optimizing the viability of the construction.
In Lot 1, the building has no front or side setbacks, establishing a complementary and cohesive connection with its surroundings. Shared outdoor spaces are located on the -3 floor and the roof. Regarding private outdoor spaces, all apartments feature balconies that are spacious to the south (rear), creating an interesting connection with the green area of the lot, while the north balconies are smaller, carefully adapted to the scale and style of the surrounding facades.
In Lot 2, the building also has no front or side setbacks. The shared outdoor space is a courtyard located at the rear of the lot, accessible through the community space and vertical circulation core. All apartments have balconies; the southern (front) balconies are spacious and in line with the surroundings, while the northern (rear) balconies are smaller and secondary.
To integrate cohesively into the surrounding context and contribute harmoniously to the volumetric expansion in the intervention area, the buildings adopt facade materials whose tones do not contrast with central Lisbon and its predominant facades.
To reduce the ecological footprint and achieve NZEB+20 buildings, measures such as solar panels and thermally insulated external blinds are implemented. Thermal insulation is provided with national cork, reducing thermal bridges and promoting Portuguese products. A system for reusing grey and rainwater is also proposed.
Socially, both buildings promote neighborhood habits by offering multifuncional communal spaces with direct access to outdoor areas. Economically, the contemporary approach to the building, combined with durable, low-maintenance, and energy-efficient construction methods, supports sustainable development. Environmentally, the use of local materials and regional construction techniques minimizes the ecological footprint, optimizing the viability of the construction.
In Lot 1, the building has no front or side setbacks, establishing a complementary and cohesive connection with its surroundings. Shared outdoor spaces are located on the -3 floor and the roof. Regarding private outdoor spaces, all apartments feature balconies that are spacious to the south (rear), creating an interesting connection with the green area of the lot, while the north balconies are smaller, carefully adapted to the scale and style of the surrounding facades.
In Lot 2, the building also has no front or side setbacks. The shared outdoor space is a courtyard located at the rear of the lot, accessible through the community space and vertical circulation core. All apartments have balconies; the southern (front) balconies are spacious and in line with the surroundings, while the northern (rear) balconies are smaller and secondary.
To integrate cohesively into the surrounding context and contribute harmoniously to the volumetric expansion in the intervention area, the buildings adopt facade materials whose tones do not contrast with central Lisbon and its predominant facades.
To reduce the ecological footprint and achieve NZEB+20 buildings, measures such as solar panels and thermally insulated external blinds are implemented. Thermal insulation is provided with national cork, reducing thermal bridges and promoting Portuguese products. A system for reusing grey and rainwater is also proposed.
