Article source: PROMONTORIO

Built next to the campus of the University of Lisbon, the Entrecampos Square is the largest urban regeneration scheme under development in Lisbon since the Expo’98. Like so many other cities in Europe, Lisbon has been loosing inhabitants to the outer rings of the metropolitan area. In addition to macro-scale factors, like the declining birth rate and the persistence of rent-controlled contracts, the cost of housing in city centres has become prohibitive for young people.

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• Architects: PROMONTORIO
• Project: Entrecampos Masterplan
• Location: Avenida das Forcas Armadas, Lisbon, Portugal
• Client EPUL: (Empresa Publica de Urbanizacao de Lisboa)
  Landscape Architecture João Nunes (PROAP)
• Programme: Mixed-use development with housing (67,000 sq.m), retail (12,000 sq.m), offices (24,000 sq.m), art centre (9,000 sq.m) and parking (3,500)
• Gross Built: Area 112,000 sq.m (plus 130,000 sq.m below grade)
• Project Status: 2004 (master planning) – 2004 (approved by the municipal)
• Software used: ArchiCAAD, Acrobat Pro, Adobe Illustrate

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