Located in Baixa Pombalina, Bank of Portugal Headquarters is the integration of a set of buildings that were acquired and adapted to the Bank’s needs, leading to successive interventions and the increasing structural weakness of the block. The intervention involved a seismic and structural retrofit project, where most of the existing structures were preserved, being refurbished and retrofitted; achieved by sacrificing two buildings, transformed into reinforced concrete cores designed to concentrate the technical and evacuation areas. The body of the church now houses the current Money Museum, so the bell tower had to be suspended in order to accommodate the museum’s lift. During construction, a section of D. Dinis wall was found, therefore the project was adapted to enable its musealisation.
Lisbon
Bank of Portugal Headquarters
Falcão de Campos e Gonçalo Byrne
HCI Construções
2012
12 350 sqm
National Urban Reabilitation Award 2014
