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PORTUGAL EXCURSIE / KABK AFD. INTERIEUR ARCHITECTUUR / 2012PORTUGAL EXCURSIE / KABK AFD. INTERIEUR ARCHITECTUUR / 2012BOUÇA HOUSING COMPLEX10OntwerpALVARO SIZA VIEIRAGegevenslocatie Portofunctie Commercial space, housinggebouwd 1973-77Informatiehis project, from 1973, was integrated in the program SAAL in Porto tocreate social housing for poor people. And even though it was made throughhighly controlled costs, Siza Vieira managed to create a housing complexthat is worth studying and visiting. In 1977 there where only two blockscompleted. Nowadays, in 2004, all the blocks were concluded and a newlife was given to this complex. Instead of having only poor people living here,the low prices and high quality living attracted artists, architects and youngcouples to settle in. With four levels, each block present an articulationin terms of passages that connect the whole complex. Together with thehousing units there is also commercial spaces and green open spaces.3637