THE CORNER OF 
THE RUA DA PONTE VELHA & 

THE RUA DAS TÍLIAS 

the challenge is tackled with 
the simple understanding that 
the property— in the current condition— 
is a hole that needs to be filled up. 

the proposal clearly establish an urban front, 
contributing to the street system that better portrays 
the paths, alleys and lanes of this hilly place. 

this structure accepts and 
responds to the presence of motor vehicles. 
additionally, the proposal is developed with the credence that 
public transport is a basic necessity to the neighbourhood— 
a need that will be answered eventually. 
moreover, 
it sets an extraordinary attention on the pedestrian 
and the multiple ways a person 
arrives and departs from the villa 
to different locations in the city. 

notwithstanding the predetermined land-use, 
the spaces are devised to accommodate other functions too. 
this design practice responds to the doubt 
of the future needs and decisions: 
an exemplary perspective into time, 
ten, fifty, hundred years ahead. 

a long lasting construction lays on 
the importance given to sustainability. 
thus, this scheme takes into account 
the supremacy of nature. 

the villa's structure is organised
in proportion with the context, 
building a balanced whole. 

in particular, the Rua da Ponte Velha street 
benefits from the withdrawal of the five-metres-setback: 

the generic directive 
that would generate a ditch 
between the street and a building. 
the proposal advocates an urban facade instead— 
more adequate to this street. 

conversely, 
the reasonable answer for the Rua das Tílias street 
is to place the pavement within the property's perimeter, 
guaranteeing room for flexible solutions for the street. 

at the beak of the triangular plot, 
the constructional mass is paramount 
in the definition of the space it faces: 
the persistently acclaimed square, 
Largo das Flores.