White chapel in the trees
White chapel in the trees

Renovated chapel in a natural park. Renovation of buildings for a journey through time

Architect Rebelo De Andrade is in charge of a project located in Pedras Salgadas Park, Portugal in which a deteriorated chapel and several buildings at the park's entrance are being renovated with the maintenance of their facades taking visitors back to another era

Pedras Salgadas Park, like most thermal parks has suffered from a natural desertion due to tourists' growing preference for beaches. The park's buildings were uninhabited and collapsed without any perspective

White chapel interior with parquet

Among these buildings, the chapel appeared to be seriously damaged by successive works over the years. It was renovated several times, the altars were cleaned and the ceilings were vaulted and later on it was available to be used for many religious ceremonies

White chapel interior with parquet

At the entrance of the park there are some "garages", buildings used for the storage of cars that have maintained their original appearance in their facades and are capable of transporting visitors back to another era. And the park offers just that: a journey through time in a specific historical period

White chapel interior with parquet

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