Embracing Cresmina Fort . Cascais

Gonçalo Duarte Pacheco architects
The Fortress of Cresmina was created on this part of the territory with the simple function of protection from the enemy coming from the sea. At the same time this fortification served as a first warning to the capital. For centuries we become accustomed to see this fort from earth to the sea. Currently the principal threat will is not seen more from ocean nor its function is expressed by its ability to defend this territory.
At South incidentally the fort is composed of an ally that is the sublime view of the coast that combines with an endless horizon of the sea. Nowadays, the Main Danger comes from the ground, because the Fortress is completely exposed to the northern coastal road that outright threatens to further the state of degradation in which it is unfortunately. Continue reading Gonçalo Duarte Pacheco