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Praça XV Ferry Station
Praça XV Ferry Station
Praça Quinze de Novembro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Praça XV Ferry Station
Praça Quinze de Novembro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Praça XV, in Rio de Janeiro’s central area, holds two ferry boat stations that establish connections with both Governador and Paquetá islands, in Guanabara bay, and with the centre of the city of Niterói, on the opposite shore.
This net is being expanded with the addition of a new route between the centre of Rio de Janeiro and the Charitas beach, in Niterói. The new line will attend the city’s oceanic shore citizens, a fast growing part of the community, decreasing the number of circulating vehicles in the city centre.
History
After the Portuguese Royal Family arrival in Rio de Janeiro, in 1808, and the construction of Paço Imperial, the square that housed the harbour and the city market turned out to be the administrative centre of the Empire. Around this area, known today as Praça XV, the city of Rio de Janeiro bloomed.
Urban Context
The successive urban transformations in the Castelo esplanade and adjacent areas, where Praça XV is inserted, have generated an irregular urban texture that was exposed by the construction of the Perimetral viaduct, an express connection between the central area and the southern zone of the city, isolating the shoreline from the old centre. The coastal area is a recurrent urban discussion theme and has served as subject to many revitalization proposals.
Concept
The station was conceived in order to occupy the void between the early XX century constructions and the shore, acting as a link between the city (Praça XV) and the sea. In this context, diagonals, parallelograms and covers laid delicately above concrete walls insinuate a “zigzag” movement toward the sea, ended by a dominant roof that projects itself to the horizon in a contemplative gesture.
Honorable Mention in the 6th Young Architects Prize, São Paulo, 2004
This net is being expanded with the addition of a new route between the centre of Rio de Janeiro and the Charitas beach, in Niterói. The new line will attend the city’s oceanic shore citizens, a fast growing part of the community, decreasing the number of circulating vehicles in the city centre.
History
After the Portuguese Royal Family arrival in Rio de Janeiro, in 1808, and the construction of Paço Imperial, the square that housed the harbour and the city market turned out to be the administrative centre of the Empire. Around this area, known today as Praça XV, the city of Rio de Janeiro bloomed.
Urban Context
The successive urban transformations in the Castelo esplanade and adjacent areas, where Praça XV is inserted, have generated an irregular urban texture that was exposed by the construction of the Perimetral viaduct, an express connection between the central area and the southern zone of the city, isolating the shoreline from the old centre. The coastal area is a recurrent urban discussion theme and has served as subject to many revitalization proposals.
Concept
The station was conceived in order to occupy the void between the early XX century constructions and the shore, acting as a link between the city (Praça XV) and the sea. In this context, diagonals, parallelograms and covers laid delicately above concrete walls insinuate a “zigzag” movement toward the sea, ended by a dominant roof that projects itself to the horizon in a contemplative gesture.
Honorable Mention in the 6th Young Architects Prize, São Paulo, 2004
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