REQUALIFICATION OF “LARGO DAS CARVALHAS”

Mangualde

The redevelopment of “Largo das Carvalhas” is a commitment to improving conditions for its inhabitants and for those visiting the urban centre. «The intervention proceeds with rigor and respect for a careful urban design in the context of a historic city. The proposal has as its main objective the improvement and qualification of one of the most emblematic and significant public spaces in Mangualde, in a perspective of true public enjoyment, in conditions of safety, comfort, usability and accessibility for all.», says the architect José António Lopes .

A NOBLE, CENTRAL AND SIGNIFICANT SPACE FOR THE CITY

The “Largo das Carvalhas” requalification project will provide the city with conditions for a more qualified use, encompassing several aspects, namely by regulating car parking, the possibility of hosting exhibitions and urban fairs and framing leisure facilities and the enjoyment of all , constituting also a “visiting room” for the great events that the city of Mangualde is the stage. «The configuration of a central space with the urban prominence that it assumes, requires the design of solutions that enhance a wide variety of uses for its uses», stresses the architect, considering that «the urban, architectural, heritage, historical and sociocultural particularities , are at the center of attention of a strategy for intervention».