Article source: Guedes Cruz Arquitectos

Located in Cascais, in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, the Social Complex of Alcabideche with a total construction area of approximately 10,000 m2 aims to reconstitute a Mediterranean life style in which the outdoor spaces of streets, plazas and gardens are like an extension of the house itself.

Image Courtesy © Ricardo Oliveira Alves

• Architects: Guedes Cruz Arquitectos– José Guedes Cruz, César Marques, Marco Martínez Marinho
• Project: Social Complex in Alcabideche
• Location: Alcabideche, Cascais, Portugal
• Photography: Ricardo Oliveira Alves
• Area of the Plot: 12876m2
• Total construction area – 9956m2
• Area of each housing unit: 53m2
• Total Area of Housing Units: 2.756m2
• Area of the Main Building: above ground – 2700m2, below ground – 4500m2, total – 7200m2

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