Quinta da Malagueira
Describe the project, architect, and organizational logic in 200 words.
Seeing multiple generations of development beginning in 1977, the Álvaro Siza’s Quinta da Malagueira development attempts to assess the failures of the 20th-century Portuguese housing market as well as the needs of the shantytown that once existed on the land; previously known as Bairro Santa María on unincorporated land on the outskirts of Évora. The development, consisting of 10 variations of 8m x 12m one and two-story homes with emphases on their connectedness to a patio area. In the 90s, new variations of units were constructed, which aimed to optimize circulation and were narrower, measuring 6m x 12m.
The development is divided into di erent sections created for housing cooperatives, public housing, and private homes. These di erent zones also saw a di erent level of attention to detail, with co-op neighborhoods featuring less green space, narrower streets, and higher walls; while their private counterparts saw the contrary. A defining feature of the project is its economic use of an aqueduct systemm which spans across the development, delivering water, electricity, telephone service, and TV service to homes. By elevating these services, Siza was able to greatly reduce costs as he would not be required to dig underground. However, the appearance of the aqueduct has remained a subject of discussion, as Siza chose to leave its concrete block-construction unfinished, which locals feel makes the community look “intentionally poor.”
Represent building spatial types graphically and as a percentage.
Total # of Units
Within the space provided, show a black and white aerial image of the building from Google Maps with annotations turned o , or an historical aerial photo.
Show an abstracted axonometric building form within the space provided.
Footer Example:
Diagoon Experimental Housing / Herman Hertzberger
Within the space provided, evelop a site or building diagram showing pedestrian and vehicular access. Indicate an approximate scale (e.g. 1:60 or 1” = 80’-0” or similar).
Types A1-A5
Types B1-B5
Using text and images from your research, provide the following metrics for the project.
1,074
2.9 mil
1977-1997 units units built after 1997 other context
dist. center / aqueducts
Provide site and contextual plan for the project showing building footprint, landscape elements, notation that indicates building entrances, and the parcel boundary.
Provide ground and typical floor plans for the project. Indicate the scale.
Type A Sections
Provide sections for the project. Indicate the scale.
Type B Sections
Elevated Aqueducts
Stepped House Arrangements (Ground view)
Stepped House Arrangements (Aerial view)
more private exterior spaces
more public
two-floor ‘L’ units
two-floor ‘bar’ units
A1 A2 A1 A2 B2
B1 B2 B1
Provide analytical drawings of the project’s circulation armature and create analytical diagrams depicting the organization and dispensation of program.
Street Aggregation / Exterior Spaces Diagram
aqueducts
centers
AGGREGATION
Investigate the interior arrangement of the di erent unit types. Create analytical plan diagrams depicting the logic.