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PORTUGAL
REHABILITATION
OF CULATRA ISLAND
Vibeiras ensures the maintenance and restorarion of the ecosytem's natural conditions.
CULATRAISLAND
Algarve
PORTUGAL
RECOVERY OF THE
Vibeiras completed the contract for
the work and rehabilitation of Culatra Island, as part of the Zoning Plan for the Vilamoura/Vila Real de Santo António Coastal Zone, in Algarve, through the implementation of measures that ensure the maintenance and restoration of the ecosystem’s natural conditions.
All of the contract’s goals were successfully achieved in an area of particular relevance in the protection of the natural resources of the surrounding area.
CRYSTAL PALACE GARDENS, IN PORTO
The landscaping work of Emílio David Garden was completed, in the main entrance of the Crystal Palace Gardens, in Porto.
A reference of its time, the gardens were designed by Émile David in 1865 within the context of the construction of the building for the International Exhibition of Porto.
This rehabilitation sought to maintain the design that still preserves the characteristics of the original project, respecting the historic heritage of the garden worked on.
The design team recommended small adjustments that enabled bringing back
the layout of the seedbeds, which, through use and adaptations over time, underwent small changes.
The work involved the transplanting of large trees, the construction of new roads and of a drainage network, the restoration of fountains and statues, the recovery of rock materials and artistic railings, the installation of new urban furniture, the restoration of the old ticket offices, the lighting network, the irrigation network, and plantations.
CRYSTAL PALACE GARDENS
Porto
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