Monte dos Judeus – Pedestrian Walkways . Porto
depA Architects . Pablo Pita . photos: © José Campos
The new “mechanised pedestrian walkways” strategically seek to encourage an idea of urban interconnectivity, translated into a circular pedestrian course on a wide scale, connecting the upper town to the riverside and back. At the upper city level the circulation is historically consolidated, seeking now to connect the Palácio de Cristal hill through Miragaia to the Virtudes hill. Architectonic pieces will draw “mechanised transpositions” and work as “urban staples” on each strategic point to close the circle. Continue reading depA . Pita