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Miranda do Douro, Portugal
1991
CORAM lda.

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The project is situated in the limit of the urban area of the city of Miranda do Douro. This place, in a new urban front alongside of the river, turned to the Spanish territory, is characterized by a visual relation, the spring water, with the rocky bulk excavated by the river Douro. The integration in the urban structure recently build suggested a joint of the program foreseeing, for beyond the structure destined to aparthotel, a small commercial gallery, a cafeteria, covered swimming pool and restaurant. The building appears as an articulated block in two volumes. A bigger volume, with six floors, that develops alongside of the urban way. Three of these floors are below of the quota of the street. The smaller volume, perpendicular o the longitudinal body projects itself as belvedere on the river, accenting the entrance zone and functioning as element of joint of the functions in plant and section. A system of interior access in stairs, parallel to the west wall, constantly establishes the complete visualization of the interior height of the space and relates with the exterior who covers these circuits, through openings located in strategically points.