PUBLIC BUILDINGS

COMMUNITY CENTRE IN A-DA-GORDA

A-Da-Gorda . 2015

Year
2015
Location
A-da-Gorda, Óbidos, Portugal
Team
Jorge Sousa Santos

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About the project

The intervention focuses on the rehabilitation and renewal of an agricultural complex in A-da-Gorda, Óbidos, composed of a group of five buildings intended for learning programmes and community support. The central building, of greater volume, is converted into an auditorium, assuming a structuring role within the ensemble. The intervention forms part of a set of three operations promoted by the Municipality of Óbidos aimed at territorial requalification through anchor buildings and new programmes of collective use: the community centre and auditorium in A-da-Gorda, the co-work and cultural centre in Gaeiras, and the Praça da Criatividade, in the Arrifes area adjoining the walls of Óbidos.

The project proposes the renewal of the existing buildings while preserving their local character, introducing new roofs as an element of architectural unification. Rather than homogenising the pre-existing structures, the intervention establishes a coherent reading of the ensemble through a shared strategy.

The exterior spaces are upgraded so as to form a small urban structure, articulating the buildings and ensuring continuity of the public realm.