THE URBAN
PROJECT OF ALVALADE PURPOSES THE CONCEPT OF A SET
OF BLOCKS OF COLLECTIVE HOUSING AS WELL
AS OUTSIDE COLLECTIVE SPACE USE.
THE BUILDINGS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN THE NORTH
AREA OF THE TERRAIN, THAT ALLOWS A
GREATER SUNSTROKE ZONE ON THE SOUTH PARK. THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDINGS AS WELL AS THE ACCESS
SYSTEM WERE INFLUENCED BY THE
DEFINITION OF THREE AREAS: PUBLIC, TRANSITION AND PRIVATE:
THE FIRST BUILDING IS THE HIGHEST AND THE MOST PUBLIC, THE ACCESS
SYSTEM USED IS MULTIPLE VERTICAL, THIS BUILDING IS
THE HINGE OF INTERVENTION, FROM WHICH THE GARDEN DEVELOPS ,
THE MORE PRIVATE BLOCK AREA.
THE SECOND BUILDING, IN THE TRANSITION ZONE, HAS
A GREATER CONNECTION WITH THE PARK, NOT ONLY BECAUSE
OF THE SCALE BUT ALSO BY THE TYPE
OF ACCESS IN OUTSIDE GALLERIES, GIVING IT A
MORE INTIMATE RELATION WITH THE STREET LEVEL.
THE LAST BUILDING MARKS THE END OF THE GARDEN, BEING ON THE
MOST PRIVATE AREA OF THE LOT. ALL THE HOUSES OF THIS BUILDING HAVE A DIRECT ACCESS TO THE
STREET, REVEALING ITS FAMILY CHARACTER.