“We have been working on it for a few months, the intention is that [the opening] will be between November and December, although it is still not possible to advance an exact day” said the vice president for the Iberian Peninsula Ana Alcobia, in statements to Lusa.
Ana Alcobia explains that opening the space during the low tourist season allows Time Out to fulfil the objective of keeping the project focused on the local public, giving them the opportunity to get to know “a small sample of what the city of Porto has to offer”.
The project by architect Eduardo Souto Moura, Pritzker architecture prizewinner in 2011, will occupy an area of around two thousand square meters, with a total of 14 restaurants, two bars, including a tower with space for events and an outdoor lounge overlooking the city and the Clérigos Tower.
The works involve the recovery of the existing building, previously used as a support area for the station, as well as the outer space.
Built next to the main building, the 21-metre tower, in iron and glass, “inspired by the old water reservoirs that existed next to the train lines” is, points out Ana Alcobia, “a central and fundamental piece” of the project.
This is a very sad sell-out to international franchises. Wasn’t destroying Cafe Majestically for a McDonalds sad enough. Invictus culture is being eaten away by these irresponsible decisions and the Camara do Porto shows little if any leadership in this sad gentrification of our beautiful Porto.
By Alan Weed from Porto on 19 Aug 2023, 18:55
Why have this to compete with the amazing new fit out at Bolhao and the established revamp of Bon Successo
By Karen L Kirkham from UK on 18 Nov 2023, 22:05