The “Baía de Luanda” waterfront requalification reversed the condition of a city that, after 27 years of civil war, was left without public spaces that allowed the possibility of social bonding, of improving health conditions from exercise in an outdoor area, of children playing in a playground, of having a feeling of wellbeing from a simple walk by the sea.

The intervention, apart new infrastructures, comprises a new green layer with trees, bushes and grass, a set of squares connected with the public space system of the city, and pedestrian and bike paths. It has places for civic meetings and places to rest, areas for sport activities, new urban services, equipment and furniture. It enables greater social interaction and boosts recreational and cultural activity.

In this context, the new “Baía de Luanda” has a monumental scope. It is a monument that celebrates the city in the most representative, meaningful and charismatic space of its collective life and history.