Dolce Vita Coimbra

Format
Brief

City
Coimbra

Country
Portugal

Metro Area
Coimbra

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Education
Medical
Multifamily Rental Housing
Open space
Parking
Recreation
Restaurant
Retail
Stadium

Keywords
Quick development
Regional shopping center
Stadium expansion
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist

Site Size
35.1 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2003

Date Opened
2005

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One of the largest private investments ever made in the central region of Portugal, Dolce Vita Coimbra, its developer’s response to the city of Coimbra’s 2002 international request for proposals for the city’s “Eurostadium” project, is a mixed-use complex that transformed the underground concourse of an existing municipal football (soccer) stadium into a four-level regional shopping center and linked this to a new recreation center, a multiuse pavilion, and 202 apartments. The complex seamlessly integrates shopping, sports, leisure, and cultural activities with residences within the central area of Coimbra, providing the city’s 405,000 residents with a wide range of new facilities and services.

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Developer/Owner
Amorim Imobiliária
Lisbon, Portugal

Architect/Landscape Architect
Sua Kay Architects
Lisbon, Portugal

Principal Author(s)
Julie Stern

ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Finalist