Swimming Pools Of The Salt Marsh
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THE PLACE
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The Salt Marsh – A construction, the ancient Lime-Kiln.
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Configuration – Result of volcanic, black and porous stratification, due to the fast process of lava a rare balance between Form and Place.
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Occupation of the Place An old artisan industry related to fishing industry, dry of cat-fish, and extraction of the salt from the rocks gave the name to the place Salinas.
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THE PROJECT
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A long wall develops and articulates the peripheral limit of the Salt marsh and gives continuity to a circuit of paths “Caminho da Trincheira bordering the sea.
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A thick wall supports the cliff and shelters the content.
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A topographical wall sweetens and limits the surroundings.
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A wall in stone contextualizes the place.
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A platform in concrete, with precise geometry relates with the sea opposing and confronting the irregularity of the coast evidencing it.
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The high quota, the building of the restaurant of intrinsic geometry related to the place, punctuates the horizontality of the thick walls. Creating a view with a panoramic embrasure, that allows a portion of sea within the big room, establishing an intense relation between inside and outside, strengthening the views of the Atlantic.
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This project appeared on europaconcorsi home page slideshow dedicated to portuguese architecture, online from the 13th to the 20th march 2007. The series was realized in cooperation with Luis Afonso – Arx Portugal. We thank him for his help, kindness and professional advice.
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© Paulo David . Published on March 15, 2007.
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