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A rather large area that used to be occupied by a chemical products factory in Alcântara, Lisbon, has now been converted to a residential area.Some of the façades of the old factory buildings were kept as well as the main chimney and they were integrated in a modern looking set of buildings. Some people claim all the buildings should have been kept the way they were while others would prefer to have all the old buildings demolished. For once I go along with the majority: keep the façades and build modern buildings. It gives a sense of evolution without forgetting the history of that place.
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posted by DCveR at 12:14 AM
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I like the look. nice to see a blend of eras respected.
hayden: The one bad thing about it I didn't mention in the post: the houses are very pricey... :(
pricey? i bet they are! the modern lines are really lovely.
the câmara is coming up with some fine ideas then. I was reading about the new concept for Alto dos Moinhos residential area just a couple of months ago. It is important to keep something of the past and integrate it in the new design. what does a T4 go for, do you know?
I would keep some of the old parts too. It adds a bit o history context which is often very good.
Looks like a nice development and a good way of keeping something of the past. How much is "very pricey" for a home in Portugal (sorry we British are obsessed by house prices!)?
bees knees: At least for my pocket...
tall glass: Some other facilities in the vicinity weren't as lucky, an old sugar mill was simply demolished.
coffee addict: A T4 is an apartment with four bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and usually two bathrooms.
shyha: Builders often prefer to demolish the old buildings because it more expensive to keep the façades.
hughes views: Pricey as in 500000 euros for a four bedroom flat.
Looks good to me and you know I like rustic! Its a good design and I hope other large firms follow suit.
eu sei o que é um T4 - i just wanted to know if you knew how much they go for/they are being sold @? ;) but i got it from your answer to Hughes views - a bloody fortune!
Yes, character and elegance are rapidly becoming a thing of the past especially in domestic architecture.
Here in Whateverpeg we have a fabulous collection of turn of the century buildings in the Exchange area. Developers are slowly converting these old warehouses and office buildings but it is tres expensive!
Brad Pitt shot his Jesse James movie here because of these buildings and Ben Kingsley is here now doing the same.
The facades are tremendously valuable assets to be preserved. But the condos are so bloody expensive that the creative class are hardpressed to own one.
cave renovator: The only thing that makes private companies follow suite are laws to protect certain buildings, unless forced to keep the façades they'll never do so.
coffee addict: Sorry, I've misread your comment, I read what does T4 stand for... stupid me.
Considering there are houses being sold in the Algarve for ten times as much, it really is no wonder.
homo escapeons: Same problem everywhere I guess, but at least there builders keep the facades out of their will and profit, no?
I agree that builders prefer to raze old buildings to the ground and start from scratch because it is so much harder and time consuming to work round existing stuff... At the end of the day, it always boils down to money!
Definitely a great blend of lines, color, old and new.
I can see the chimney D, but where's the rest of the old facades? Show us the old facades! Unless of course those fancy glass frontages are really old? Did like the window with the curley white ironwork tho.
i love mixed architecture like that.
just needs a few sexy loungy bars and we're set!
where art thou oh DCverR? :)
cream: Everything seems to be about money these days.
Tall Glass: Some architects have made rather interesting projects to recover several buildings in Lisbon, but many of them are put down by the costs. Those who hold the money usually prefer investing as little as possible.
phoenix: And it did blend with the surroundings too, although I didn't get photos of that.
dan: The window with the curly iron is part of the old façade. The fancy glass frontages are in fact the backside of the buildings. This having been a big industrial complex the old façades are simply big yellow walls with those white/red brick windows. But I guess now I'll have to go back there and take a few more photos.
vesparosso: You'd love the interiors also, sadly I don't have pics of those.
ale: Plenty of bars within walking distance. One of Lisbon's biggest riverside bar area is just across the road, and the railroad, and another road... ;)
coffee addict: Carrying stuff, hanging lamps, cleaning the new place...
Are you saying it is like an old industrial area that has become like a Soho in NYC? Where artists move in the lofts for the light and space? then once it become trendy, it gets too pricey and all the artists have to move out?
kris: Kind of... but in these lofts they skipped the artists stage, they moved directly to trendy and over-priced.
The first to settle were the yuppies.
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