B1. Mapping and activating the centres
A.1 A.2
B.1
A.3
C.1
2 1
1 2
3
Interior . Chelas
Inbetween . Marvila
Riverside . Braço da Prata
A.1.1 Quinta do São Pedro dos Peixes A.1.2 Quinta das Conchas
A.2 Quinta dos Alfinetes A.3 Quinta do Desterro
B.1.1 Clube Feroviario de Portugal B.1.2 Patio Marialva
B.1.3 Patio Israel
C.1 Quinta da Matinha - Antiga Rafinaria GALP
A B C
abbandoned /ruins new function
A.1.1 - A.1.2
URBAN AGRICULTURE CENTRE AT QUINTA DAS CONCHAS
Quinta das Conchinhas - Quinta do São Pedro dos Peixes
Intervention scale
Context Users
Time
Current state
Ruin
Illegally occupied
Agricultural
• Elderly people
• Families
• Workers
• Associations
• Tourists
morning night
afternoon evening
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Tactical Urbanism#GuerillaGardening #PopUpRetail #PopUpPark
the entrance to the area is through a small and impervious path starting from the main street, in between wood fences;
the streets are rambling and made with the area is occupied by illegal vegetable garden constructed by the inhabitants, fenced with pieces of wood and usually built with makeshift materials;
the ruin are in danger of collapse, invaded by rubish, abandoned domestic appliances and usually used has shelter by homeless people;
the lack of proper lights and the feelings of abandonment make this area unsafe and uncrowded.
the landscape is beautifully characterized by spontaneous lush nature;
the inhabitants of Marvila occupied private or public unused land to build their vegetable garden;
the low density and the plenty of unused space give a lot of possibilities to act;
concrete-free area;
the old brick walls belonged to the Quinta das Conchas and the surrounding buildings can be used as a division for the new vegetable garden organization.
limited area for the trash bins, covered by trees and delimited by a metallic net where the vegetation can grow on it
the new public park protect the area from the street and the car noise, provided with an open-air auditorium, which takes advantages of the old slope used to divide the different land ownerships
the old soil slopes divided the land ownerships are used as new delimitation for the vegetable gardens, can be used to cultivate themself, providing green divisions which respect the morphology and the nature of the area
new local market, where the owners of the vegetable gardens can sell or exchange the products they cultivated. It is divided into two parts: a covered and permanent area, and frontal open-air yard, where the market can expand during the weekends hosting producers from other parts of the city. The market area provides benches where people can seat to rest and consume the food bought in the market
every vegetable
garden is
provided with a wooden small storage, water and compostage bins
the entrance to the area is more visible and defined;
some stairs leads to the market and the steps can be used to seat
a part of the ancient Quinta das Conchas is restored and hosts the administration offices of the vegetable gardens and the local market
