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Altis Belém Hotel by Risco
Portuguese architects Risco have completed a hotel alongside the docks in Belém, Lisbon, with concertina shutters that fold back to reveal deep balconies.
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Called Altis Belém Hotel, the long three-storey building is situated by the Bom Sucesso Dock and overlooks the Belém Cultural Centre.
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The interiors were designed by FSSMGN of Lisbon.
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The text that follows is by the architects:
Altis Belém Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
The Bom Sucesso Hotel is situated in Belém, on the waterfront to the east of the Bom Sucesso Dock and opposite the Belém Cultural Centre.
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It is a 5-star hotel with 50 rooms and a number of facilities intended to support water sports.
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The main structure, which has two floors, lies perpendicular to the Tagus in such a way as to make best use of the views across the city and the estuary.
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It is also designed not to constitute a visual obstacle along the axis between the Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries.
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The hotel is also composed of a rectangular platform, which incorporates the restaurant and creates a “pocket” designed to increase guest privacy.
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There is an open green space above the platform.
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A very narrow structure, which sits between the hotel and the restaurant and connects them, possesses a strong identity of its own that is related to the look of the nearby Museum of Popular Art.
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ARCHITECTS: Risco (Manuel Salgado, Joao Almeida eTomás Salgado)
ARCHITECTURE TEAM: João Almeida (site architect), Cristina Picoto, Catarina Pires e GianLuca Bono.
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INTERIOR DESIGN: FSSMGN (Fernando Sanchez Salvador e Margarida Grácio Nunes)
INTERIOR TEAM: Ana Tsukagoshi, Claire Campens, Eliana Candeias Alves, Miguel Ribeiro Carvalho, Nelson Magro, Sofia Torres Pereira
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MODELS: Rita Botelho, Tiago Nunes
GRAPHIC PROJECT: RMAC Design
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PANELS ILUSTRATION: Alexandre Mendes, Ana Cunha, João Pina, Jorge Oliveira e Pedro Duarte
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Mariana Almeida
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ACCOUNT MANAGER: Sílvia Lopes
HISTORY OF ART CONSULTANT: Anísio Salazar D’Eça Costa Franco
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: NPK
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: STA
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: LMSA
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HVAC ENGINEERING: Dimensionar, Consultoria e Projecto, Lda.
HYDRAULICS : Enpesin
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ACOUSTICS CONSULTANT: Certiprojecto
FIRE PROTECTION: LMSA
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LOCATION: Doca do Bom Sucesso, Belém, Lisbon
PROMOTER: APL (Lisbon Harbor Authority)
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CLIENT: Altis,SA
DATE: 1999-2009
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AREA: 9 086,4 m2
COST: 12 000 000 €
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PHOTOS: FG + SG - Fotografia de Arquitectura
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