B2. Mapping and activating
the centres
New
Hospital
Braço da Prata
Living Project
Antiga Fábrica
do Sabão
high
medium
low
w
all
floor
The
Azinhaga is characterized
by two main dimensions:
the vertical one - wall, and
the horizontal dimension -
pavement. Using those two tools
is possible to build an interactive
path involving the users in simple
activities or just giving them
information about the landscape
around them.
graffiting stories
looking out
the walls are brick made pages of “vertical book” telling the history of the Oriental side of Lisbon
a street art festival give a face to the walls: are the Marvila’s people telling their stories
a window displaying the surroundings, breaking the high ancient walls and allowing the visitor to admire the landscape in remarkable points along the path
speaking walls
dreming a new city
enlighting the way
gardening
one of the most important intervention is to put floor lights on the path to implement the existing concrete lamppost system, making the use safer at evening or night, not only for visitors but also for residents
the inhabitants can have their vegetable gardens taking advantage of the Azinhagas’ wall vertical surface
some transparent panels are installed on the low walls where people can imagine and draw their own landscapes
taking a break
overcoming the wall
discovering new lands
the path is long and a relaxing where is possible to read a book or simply to rest enjoying the shadow of the trees
a stair made with concrete cubes: climb it and admire the panorama
thanks to a lens system, the periscopes are able to go beyond the wall and show the hidden and secret landscape
