Avenida dos Aliados

The redesign of a central avenue and square followed the construction of three adjacent metro stations beneath them. The Portuguese architect worked on it with a fellow Portuguese architect.

Rebuilding the old garden was not possible, since the central strip and the planting beds had to shrink. Instead the project forms one continuous open space from the square to the avenue, with trees grouped more densely and the paved ground left free for daily use and for gatherings.

Bus shelters, benches and bins were redesigned, and the old lamps were restored and reused. At the end of the central strip a fountain with benches, chairs and rows of trees faces the stone platform of a statue.