Reference Projects

Rehabilitation of Angola’s Railway Network

Reference Projects

A1V2 is involved in the rehabilitation project of Angola’s entire railway network, in a total length of approximately 2.700 km. Works began in 2007 and are scheduled to be completed in 2014.

Angola’s railway network is defined by three structural lines:

— Benguela Line – between Lobito and Luau, with a total length of 1.340km;
— Luanda Line- between Baia and Malange, with a total […]

Integrated Urban Plans — Angola

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This urbanization plan was inserted into an emerging territorial structure, whose goal was to promote Luanda as a “World City”. Its purpose was to give a set of essential urban factors to the population, among which: employment and economic dynamics; increase of the habitational park; population rehousing; effective mobility and transport networks; improvement of the health system and education; a greater variety of spaces […]

Lobito Mineral Terminal — Angola

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The mineral terminal will be developed on the eastern shore of the Lobito Bay, between the existing cement factory (Secil Lobito) and the future refinery port (Sonaref). This project includes all the equipment and facilities necessary to perform port operations. The intervention covers the execution of an artificial platform with materials derived from the excavation of the mountain and dredging of the bay, which […]

Salé – Kenitra Urban Requalification – Morocco

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The proposal for the Route Kénitra (RN1) and surrounding areas, in a total length of approximately 8 km, is divided into five consecutive areas of intervention, where roadway and architectural renewal of the urban space occurred. Each area possessed specific features. As such, different intervention strategies were defined for each one, to improve and enhance their individual characteristics, while safeguarding and valuing cultural and […]

Modular Sustainable City, Jeddah — Saudi Arabia

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This proposal suggests the development of an urban plan for a modular and sustainable city, covering an area of approximately 2500 hectares. It includes the construction of 61 200 houses to serve more than 360 700 inhabitants. Of these, about 56 300 are meant for collective housing, accommodating around 338 000 people, 2600 are single family homes (kingdom’s official model), serving around 15 600 […]

Coastal Front Urban Requalification – Morocco

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The main objectives underlying the rehabilitation of this road length assume the adoption of solutions to endow the infrastructure with more uniform features. To this end, the available space, the specific characteristics of each road length and the most suitable typical cross sections for each area were taken into consideration.

Thus, the introduction of exclusive lanes for buses and motorcycles is proposed wherever possible, taking […]

Rabat Master Plan — Morocco

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Considered one of the principal urban centres not only in Morocco but in the whole north of Africa, Rabat presents immense potential. The recent urban regeneration
projects focused on construction, tourism, industry and technology are a clear sign that something is changing in Rabat.

The new master plan aims to reorganise the seven strategic sectors of the city to grant greater independence through the creation of […]

New International Airport of Angola (NAIA)

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The New International Airport of Angola (NAIA), located 40 km south-east of Luanda, was designed as an alternative to the Quatro de Fevereiro Airport. It was inserted into the context adjacent to the current general master plan and integrated proximity principles to the programmed new urban facilities, fundamental strategic vectors to the territorial consolidation of this new urban infrastructure. The construction and improvement of […]

Port of Lobito rehabilitation and extension — Angola

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The Port of Lobito is the second largest cargo port of Angola. It is located in a geographically privileged area of enormous potential. The works are a part of a wider infrastructure recovery plan that encompasses the rehabilitation of the existing Port of Lobito.

This intervention covers diverse areas, such as paving, quay walls recovery, increase of container yard capacity and execution of an exclusive […]