Sacavém Fort - Loures
Objectives:
- Restore the grounds original physiognomy and prepare it for its new functions, considering the installation of the central archive of the Direcção Geral dos Monumentos Nacionais
- Preserve the building’s military features
- Create a leisure and decompression area for the resident workers and technicians, as well as visitors
The exterior space comprises the peripheral moat, the parade ground and access ramps.
The Fort was part of the capital's last line of defense, created on 1875.
Location: Sacavém, on a hill near the mouth of Trancão River
Date: 1999
Client: DGEMN – Direcção Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais
Constructor: HCI Construções, S.A.
Area: 4ha
Team: Project developed in collaboration with: Arq. Luísa Cortesão - DGEMN
Historian: António Miranda
Geotechnical: Bernardo Monteiro
Cost Estimator: Paulo Nunes
Status: Completed
