Urban plan for Area beside Lx factory in Lisbon | Giovanni Moraldi

Hortus Conclusus  plan  

The concept that organizes the whole area is based on
the juxtaposition of gardens, drawing inspiration from the “hortus conclusus”, meaning literally
"enclosed garden".The convention of four paths that divided the square
enclosure into quadrants,are used was so strong that the pattern was employed
even where the paths led nowhere. All medieval gardens were enclosed,
protecting the private precinct from public intrusion, whether by folk or by
stray animals.

In front of all
 “hortus” is located one or two buildings
for the storage and for the processing food area.

All proprierties are raised up on 4 platforms of different height, detached from the current ground land,which is
not suitable for cultivating.

On each stripe of building there’s a
water circular storage,located in all the corner of the platform.These places
are designed for a panoramic view,being the upper point of all area.

The skyline of the system drops down
to the river tejo permitting, also through a vegetation of low height, the view
towards the banks of the Tejo.

The architecture is inspired by Rural
house, farms and religious estates of Algarve (as Herdade da Mitra in Valverde)
,with a maximum of three floors,and tradition materials white plaster with door
and windows in wood.