The roof is designed to generate a great contrast with the rectangular volume of the building, which has been made with an envelope of parallelepipeds of cement mosaics that animate the facades. The project also has a cafeteria, which has a terrace facing south and west, serving not only the station but also the passing public and the industries located in its surroundings, enhancing and making the most of this facility.
Interface de Transportes Lourosa-Fiães by Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa. Photograph by Ivo Tavares Studio.
Project description by Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
The Interface for Transportes Lourosa – Fiães is a transport interface, located on a plot of land with around 11,500 sqm on the border between these two parishes, comprises a vast parking and manoeuvring area and a support building of around 500 sqm, which was chosen to be located perpendicular to the road that gives it access. This location allows a better integration into the existing topography, and also clearly separates the access to the car park at the east from the bus access at the west, so there are no crossroads or possible conflicts between cars and bus traffic.
The building with a rectangular plan and built-in metal structure, has a dynamic volumetry and is covered with a skin that makes the transition from the user/pedestrian scale to the bus bay scale, to the west. This metal sheet roof contrasts with some parallelepiped volumes covered in cement mosaics that enliven the façades.
Interface de Transportes Lourosa-Fiães by Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa. Photograph by Ivo Tavares Studio.
At the front of the building, closer to the street, is the cafeteria, with a terrace facing south and west. Due to its location, this space will not only serve the Interface but will also be used by the passing public and the industries located nearby, thus enhancing and making the most of this facility.
Users access the building from the east, from the car park to an area where the extended roof shelters and marks the entrance. The building is very transparent both to the east and west, allowing the bus dock to be seen at all times.
The building rests on a pedestrianised and paved area animated by the inclusion of garden spaces, with a design referring to the building shape, and bicycle parking zones.
Interface de Transportes Lourosa-Fiães by Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa. Photograph by Ivo Tavares Studio.
The car park, located to the east, is divided into two areas, one closer to the entrance for short-term stops, dropping off passengers and passenger transport vehicles, and a second area, further north, which is mainly for longer-term parking.
Bus access to the Interface is to the west, in an area duly dimensioned for the purpose, allowing easy circulation and manoeuvring for parking.
