• Project Dolce Vita Tejo Shopping Centre, Lisbon
  • Location Lisbon, Portugal

QS services provided for this unique roof (of a shopping centre)

Project filed in Commercial, Unusual
  • Client Chamartin Imobiliaria & ING Real Estate
  • Architect RTKL London & Promontorio, Lisbon
  • Completion September 2009

We worked closely with structural engineers, Atelier One to procure and deliver this unique Roof and managed to deliver a substantial cost reduction while ensuring the design integrity was maintained.

Dolce Vita Tejo is the world’s first shopping mall to use a new and innovative ETFE roof design with high performance Selective Filters and Low E coatings applied to the cushions. The design features 346 cushion elements with an average size of 10×10 meters. In addition,108 facade cushions were installed. In total more than 200,000 SqM of different ETFE membranes were produced in order to execute this outstanding project.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Atelier One http://www.atelierone.com

Awards

  • Winner Portuguese Steel Design Awards 2011

About Chamartin Imobiliaria & ING Real Estate

Property/Shopping Centres

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Our view

A unique opportunity for PTP to work on the worlds first roof design of this type was a fascination yet steep learning curve. Our first project in Portugal too.

Peta Turvey
Peta Turvey
Managing Director

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