MATCH

Abstract

Disclosing the military city Lisbon
My project involves a former military site located in the edge of Lisbon. The project is located in the district Beato located near the harbor north of the center of the city. This project is closely related to the studio of Heritage & architecture as it is not only worth keeping, but can and needs to be used to improve the quality of the neighborhood. With this project we find a new use and purpose for the unused site and near urban surroundings. We analyze the area and use this knowledge to create a funded design that shows the quality of the existing and the future. This project is a socially relevant project as it is being redeveloped at this moment by the municipality of Lisbon.

A MODERN MANUFACTURING COMPLEX
The manufacturing complex is the name for the new purpose of the project. The complex consists out of an upper floor zone with semi-private functions like creative workspaces, schools, conference rooms, hotel, craft brewery and winery. The ground floor is a public area with public spaces, craft shops and a museum.

The area can be used by local inhabitants, young skilled entrepreneurs and eventually tourists. The site has zones where the different target groups can conduct their daily activities. The upper part will offer contemporary housing for new users.

THE MEETING SPOT
The focus of the design is in and around the old warehouse. This area is a meeting spot where all users and target groups can come together and enjoy and experience the qualities of the complex. This area is focused on recreational and cultural activities like a market square, exposition spaces, a food hall, tasting rooms, sport center and activity center. This area is the main entrance of the enclosed complex. This results in a design that is the mediator between the outside world and the manufacturing complex.

MATCH
The old warehouse has a new public use. This building located in the meeting spot is an old building with a new purpose where the old can be seen, touched and experienced. The focus of the building design is on the relation with the surroundings, the strength of the building characteristics and the relation between old and new.

THEMES
The project has focused on the problem statement translated into the research question ‘How can an enclosed industrial area work together with the urban surroundings as a tool to become reconnected that will serve as an incubator for future developments?’

With the help of themes the project uses the existing to create a new purpose without losing the values and character of the site. The themes are input for the design strategy and concept. The following themes related to the heritage studio are determined.

The main theme ‘unite‘ is overarching social related. Bringing together different target group by promoting social cohesion on site. A new purpose is needed for the complex, but this might have negative consequences like gentrification.