Paula Santos · RESIDENTIAL AND SHOPPING UNIT VIANAPOLIS

Paula Santos

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A set of two 3-storey buildings, 90m in length, which follow the line of the surrounding streets, rebuild the lot, vacant as a result of the demolition of
fish warehouses. It is a magical site whose light reflects the waters of the docks and of the river. The rigid modulation of the two new buildings is deliberately contrary to the existing irregularity of the buildings in place, creating an overall image perfectly identified in the cityscape and the banks of the river. The inner space of the block, the public square, is open and can be traversed. The ground floor of the two buildings, in glass, seeks the transparency of the whole, allowing one to see into the square.