University Residence | De Ferreira Malhao
Porto / Portugal / 2008
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UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE
In the heart of the historical centre of Porto, used today as car parking, an unusual and amazing place was chosen to rehabilitate.
A students residence, a gallery, a restaurant, a train station and a square, all in a waterfront. It was, first of all, a ‘war’ between what is nature, what is construction and what can be changed.
Should mankind impose over nature, or can we find a solution and build a connection?
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UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE In the heart of the historical centre of Porto, used today as car parking, an unusual and amazing place was chosen to rehabilitate. A students residence, a gallery, a restaurant, a train station and a square, all in a waterfront. It was, first of all, a ‘war’ between what is nature, what is construction and what can be changed. Should mankind impose over nature, or can we find a solution and build a connection?
- Year 2008
- Work started in 2007
- Work finished in 2008
- Main structure Reinforced concrete
- Status Unrealised proposals
- Type Parks, Public Gardens / Public Squares / Waterfront / Urban Furniture / Railway Stations / Restoration of old town centres / Landscape/territorial planning / Colleges & Universities / Multi-purpose Cultural Centres / Bars/Cafés / Restaurants / Student Halls of residence / River and coastal redevelopment / Book shops
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