the scope

This area has an important historic meaning in the urban growth of Rio de Janeiro; it always adapted to the needs of the passage between the centre and the Atlantic Coast. The challenge was to combine new elements with historic parts in the transformation of the public space.

We improved the urban environment and identified single places that have the potential to become small landmarks. Urban furniture, public lightening, crossovers and pavements are renewed as well as qualities of existing architecture. The decorative Portuguese tile, integrated in the concrete, refers to the historic centre.