The project is located in an area with so much competition and a great tourist attraction. That made us come up with a proposal that took into account the need to approach the project with a holistic vision.
LOCATION
Loulé, Portugal
INTERVENTION AREA
800 sqm
ROLE
Masterplanning, Leisure strategy, Concept design, Technical development, Tender coordination, Execution project validation and revision, Installation supervision
STATUS
Completed
From a global perspective, the project is a new concept in the way we understand leisure and shopping.
The project concentrated a great effort on becoming a magnetic pole for both the local public and the touristic sector.
Inspiration and First Ideas
Our inspiration for the leisure solution was based on one of the main tourist attractions in Algarve: The Golf course. By deconstructing a golf course, we transformed its main essences from essential elements to exaggerated and more intense flavours that give the overall space a unique and appealing identity and look.
Solution
The importance of the natural setting gave us a base on which we could construct a powerful, robust concept coherent with local culture by integrating leisure into the shopping culture and experience. Inter Ikea Algarve is above all a project destined to build a new trend, where the leisure ecosystem is based on outstanding elements of attraction – a perfectly designed landscape with several points of interest.
