Where architecture meets landscape, Carrilho da Graça in the region of Beira Baixa

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In the city of Covilhã, we get caught by the beauty of a remarkable construction, built in a stunning landscape.

The pedestrian bridge over the Carpinteira valley was designed as part of a major mobility plan and extends along 220 meters linking the neighbourhood of Penedos Altos with the city centre.

Seen from afar, the construction is as elegant as a serpentine, curving at the ends where it grabs the ground.

Walking across the bridge deck is a unique experience. Day and night and in both directions, it offers dazzling perspectives on the landscape along the way.

A very carefully proportioned construction that unites strength, utility and beauty. An exceptional work that puts Covilhã at the top of the already long itinerary of Portuguese contemporary architecture.

All over Portugal there is remarkable contemporary architecture, and it is outside the big cities the architects have created some of the most surprising constructions. The pedestrian bridge over the Carpinteira valley by J. L. Carrilho da Graça is a masterpice!

Ponte Pedonal sobre a Ribeira da Carpinteira, Covilhã / Portugal

General project / architecture – Carrilho da Graça Arquitectos, 2003-09

Structural Engeneering: AFAConsult

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