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Cascais Yacht Club
Cascais Yacht Club
Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
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Cascais Yacht Club
Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2002
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
Set between the walls of the Citadel of Cascais and the Atlantic Ocean, the Cascais Yacht Club occupies one of the most symbolic sites along the Portuguese coastline.
Defined by a modernist architectural language, the building is marked by two large concrete slabs facing the sea, establishing a strong horizontal presence in dialogue with the marina, the fortifications and the surrounding landscape.
Originally rehabilitated in the early 2000s, the building stands within a territory historically connected to sailing, maritime culture and the Portuguese royal family. It was here, in the Citadel, that King Luís I and Queen Maria Pia established the royal summer residence in the late nineteenth century, transforming Cascais into one of Europe’s leading seaside and nautical destinations.
Developed by Contacto Atlântico, the new intervention seeks to reinforce the civic and urban role of the Yacht Club within the city. Rather than altering the character of the existing structure, the project focuses on restoring clarity, continuity and permanence to a privileged waterfront location deeply shaped by its relationship with the Atlantic.
The proposal reorganises pedestrian circulation and improves access between Cascais, the marina and the oceanfront, strengthening the continuity of the coastal route and requalifying the experience of public space around the building. The intervention also introduces discreet technical upgrades and infrastructural improvements, carefully integrated into the existing architecture in order to preserve the sobriety and coherence of the original design.
Materiality is approached with restraint and precision, privileging durability, compatibility with the existing structure and a careful reading of the site’s identity. The project emphasises horizontality, framed views and the constant proximity of the sea, allowing architecture, landscape and infrastructure to operate as part of a single continuous system.
For Contacto Atlântico, the rehabilitation of the Cascais Yacht Club also carries a deeply personal dimension. Cascais is home to the atelier itself, and the connection of founder and main architect André Caiado to the sea and sailing has accompanied him since childhood. In this sense, the project becomes more than an architectural intervention: it is an act of continuity with the city, with the Atlantic and with a way of thinking about architecture that values permanence, context and public life.
Defined by a modernist architectural language, the building is marked by two large concrete slabs facing the sea, establishing a strong horizontal presence in dialogue with the marina, the fortifications and the surrounding landscape.
Originally rehabilitated in the early 2000s, the building stands within a territory historically connected to sailing, maritime culture and the Portuguese royal family. It was here, in the Citadel, that King Luís I and Queen Maria Pia established the royal summer residence in the late nineteenth century, transforming Cascais into one of Europe’s leading seaside and nautical destinations.
Developed by Contacto Atlântico, the new intervention seeks to reinforce the civic and urban role of the Yacht Club within the city. Rather than altering the character of the existing structure, the project focuses on restoring clarity, continuity and permanence to a privileged waterfront location deeply shaped by its relationship with the Atlantic.
The proposal reorganises pedestrian circulation and improves access between Cascais, the marina and the oceanfront, strengthening the continuity of the coastal route and requalifying the experience of public space around the building. The intervention also introduces discreet technical upgrades and infrastructural improvements, carefully integrated into the existing architecture in order to preserve the sobriety and coherence of the original design.
Materiality is approached with restraint and precision, privileging durability, compatibility with the existing structure and a careful reading of the site’s identity. The project emphasises horizontality, framed views and the constant proximity of the sea, allowing architecture, landscape and infrastructure to operate as part of a single continuous system.
For Contacto Atlântico, the rehabilitation of the Cascais Yacht Club also carries a deeply personal dimension. Cascais is home to the atelier itself, and the connection of founder and main architect André Caiado to the sea and sailing has accompanied him since childhood. In this sense, the project becomes more than an architectural intervention: it is an act of continuity with the city, with the Atlantic and with a way of thinking about architecture that values permanence, context and public life.
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