COSTA DA CAPARICA

New Urban Area

2019 Urban Planning Course in University of Lisbon, IST Instructor

Joana Castro Collaborator

Mariana Fernandes, Nora Varela

Distinction Honor

N/A

My Works in the Team Technical Drawing

Mapping Concept intergrated presentation digital model

Brief Introduction

Costa da Caparica is considered nowadays a place of leisure for the local people of Portugal and for tourists who come to enjoy their vacations to the coast. The place has become a tourist atrayecte and is also a place of leisure for many surfers from around the world. Given this situation, the need to build in the area is increasing over the years.

Details

Our proposal is to generate a new urban area in Costa da Caparica, which becomes part of what already exists and is simply a new, enriching and enjoyable place for everyone who lives in the area and who comes to it. The idea is composed of residential spaces and equipment, converted into a sport center. The open spaces that we can observe throughout the project generate the opportunity to enjoy green and paved spaces.

In conculsion, the objective is to give a new use to a plot that today has no use and to promote the use of empty space in the best possible way to give the inhabitants of Costa da Caparica a good place to proper.

In order to increase both tourism and residents, a new zoning near Av. 1º de Maio is created, conecting both sides os this avenue and the new blocks with the existing ones. Besides that, the old access road to the agricultural lands was expanded to allow a direct connection with the southest beaches, trying to reduce the summer traffic for central Costa da Caparica area.

The plan also reduce agricultural lands near the main avenue and concentrates it near the existing camping, once this area has less impact than an more urbanized center.

S W O T A N A Y S I S

For the alternative HMHD Housing Mixed with an occupation similar has buildings side to side on both facades. For the first floors and with private yards, could be used for the residents facade to promote commerce, disadvantages for this proposal layout, the density promoted area that it would be necessary connectivity with the surrounding since it The second alternative first one, that brings the similar terraces and active facade disadvantages of the first don’t cause too much density parking, local street access this kind of layout,

O B J E C T I V E S

Reduce the car in areas near the coast line

Redesign the use of the path

Promote paths instead of car roads

Reuse empty undefined spaces

Add facilities in the line of the beach

Construction of new parking areas

Promote the use of new transports s e c t o n z o n n g s e c t o n mariana fernandes nora varela · yu-cheng hsu ·

In order to increase both tourism and residents, a new zoning near Av. 1º de Maio is created, conecting both sides os this avenue and the new blocks with the existing ones. Besides that, the old access road to the agricultural lands was expanded to allow a direct connection with the southest beaches, trying to reduce the summer traffic for central Costa da Caparica area.

The plan also reduce agricultural lands near the main avenue and concentrates it near the existing camping, once this area has less impact than an more urbanized center.

Based on the creation of a new walk, the plan manages to attract more people to the coastal area, not only to access the beach, but to encourages new activities as restaurants, bars and surfing classes.

The idea of using a means of transport such as a bike or train, will allow us to reduce the need of cars, and their consequent contamination and traffic problems, giving both tourists and residents more confort and quality of life.

Cheng) HSU Portfolio

Based on the creation of a new walk, the plan manages to attract more people to the coastal area, not only to access the beach, but to encourages new activities as restaurants, bars and surfing classes. The idea of using a means of transport such as a bike or train, will allow us to reduce the need of cars, and their consequent contamination and traffic problems, giving both tourists and residents more confort and quality of life.