Paço de Arcos
A historical building gets a new life.
Location: Largo Conde das Alcaçovas, Oeiras - Portugal
Area: 600 m²
Year: 2014
Colaboration: Pedro Teixeira
In Paço de Arcos a fisherman village in the outskirts of Lisboa with an outstanding location by the river this renovation consists in a mix use program with a focus on housing. The building was collapsing and was in need of a surgical and urgent intervention.
Located at the entrance to Vila de Paço de Arcos, this building has an added responsibility to maintain the architectural unity and contribute to a conscious rehabilitation. All rehabilitation projects are different, the projects are somewhat mutable and keeping the thread running from beginning to end is the biggest challenge.
Image: Photograph of the front facade of the building.