Aqwa Corporate | Foster + Partners
Designed by Foster + Partners, The Aqwa Corporate Project is a Class A commercial office development along the waterfront in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, strategically located at the heart of the Porto Maravilha urban regeneration district. Situated within a landfill zone dating back to the 20th Century, the project is part of an extensive land reclamation in the historic port area of the city. Throughout its history, the area has been integral to the city?s development and is where choro and samba music was born.
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The site is also close to the port region of Rio, which has been isolated for many years by the raised ?Perimetral? highway. As part of the masterplan, a portion of this route has been demolished, reintegrating the port ? which still receives thousands of visitors every year ? with the rest of the area. It will also restore parks, squares and other public spaces throughout the district while rationalizing the traffic flow and introducing new retail, commercial and civic spaces to create a vibrant district in the heart of Rio.
The site is bounded by the newly established Av. Rodrigues Alves urban expressway to the north, and the Avenida Binário to the South, with excellent connections to public transport via a new Light Rail Station to serve the site. At the heart of the project is the grand central plaza ? a vibrant pedestrian public realm with a linear retail arcade, recreating the street?based civic experience of this former light?industrial...
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