Sétimo Ano de Praia Beach Support Facility / Lousinha Arquitectos

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Text description supplied by the architects. This absolutely serviced Beach Support Facility is situated at Praia da Barra in Ílhavo, respecting the Ovar–Marinha Grande Coastal‑Zone Management Plan. That plan, in pressure since 2017, required the power to be moved east of the boardwalk that hyperlinks the native seashores, with the ensuing demolition of the prevailing construction. Formally, the constructing is outlined by its annular geometry, which shields customers from prevailing northerly winds on the south‑dealing with terrace whereas lowering visible influence by aligning the ring’s inside void with one of many dune’s highest factors. For centuries, the round plan has been related to unity, concord and even eternity, encouraging spatial continuity.