Santa Gertrudes Park: Lake Construction

The details proposed for part of the lake perimeter – non-rocky banks – was the solution found to substantiate the image of the natural margin that was intended for the lake. The concavity thus defined was filled with vegetal soil, creating the right conditions for the planting of wetlands species and mitigating the aspect of a built margin [i].

 

[i]  Lake: Modelling and banks of the old lake

Lake: Modelling of the lake bottom and non-rocky banks

Lake: Construction completed if the islet and soldering of the paving to be submerged

  • Production date: 1962
  • Designers (main authors): FCG – Serviço de Projectos e Obras, NOVAIS, Mário
  • Project phase: Do projeto de execução à obra (1963-1969)
  • Identifier: PT FCG FCG:SPO-S001-P0001/07/03-FOTO00919
  • Temporal coverage: 1962
  • Type of data: Image
  • Extension format: 1 fotografia
  • Media format: jpg
  • Materials: concrete, drain, screen, trench, wood
  • Keywords: bank, lake, modelling, photo, system

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