Concept: URBAN
REGENERATION AS A VOCATION OF HISTORICAL IDENTITY AND AS A REGENERATIVE
ELEMENT.
Context: The objective of the project is to intervene
architectonically in a two-floor building situated in the historical area of
Ponta Delgada, establishing two principles of intervention: rehabilitate and
integrate.
Programme: The project proposes the division of the two floors and
their conversion into commercial and service spaces, highlighting the geometry
of the ceiling of floor 1 which, similar to that of the roof, and which
benefits from the height of the wall. Three skylights provide illumination, engendering
an harmonious space and visual relations with surrounding facades.
Strategy: The strategy that was adopted consisted in safeguarding and
rehabilitating the historical identity of the existing building, the
architectonic composition of the facades and
its decorative elements. This strategy of preserving the historical authenticity of the building
is complemented by a new architectonic plan that introduces commercial and
services areas into a space that will permit new entrepreneurial and business
activities, attributes that are fundamental to the urban regeneration of
historical areas. http://www.newstudio.pt/en/projectos/espaco-comercial-pmcr