Vila Rio

(Introduction)

Seventeen hectares of Tagus riverfront in Póvoa de Santa Iria, turned back toward the water after decades of facing away from it.

(The Project)

Vila Rio is a new quarter on the riverfront of Póvoa de Santa Iria, within one of the most significant regeneration efforts on the Tagus estuary. Around 800 apartments share the site with commerce, services and public space, including the Praça do Sal and the Passeio das Artes, woven into gardens and trails.

(Year)

2020

(Location)

Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal

(Architect)

Architect Your Home

(Client)

Teixeira Duarte Real Estate

(Typology)

Residential, services, offices and public

(Services)

CGI

(Our Approach)

Momentum's imagery followed the project across its phases, from the first buildings to the arrival of the KORI brand with its own residential concept within the neighbourhood. Aerial views establish the scale of the transformation and its relationship with the estuary, while exteriors, rooftops, balconies, and interiors bring the focus back to the human measure of daily life beside the water.

(The Craft)

Working on a district instead of a single building meant holding visual coherence across years of production: consistent light, consistent tone, and one atmosphere binding many deliveries together. Each new series was composed to sit naturally beside the last, so the growing neighbourhood always read as one place.

(Final thoughts)

Vila Rio arrives in stages, over years. The images hold it together as one place.