The Lisbon neighborhood of Padre Cruz, in Carnide, was an agricultural area that became one of the largest social housing developments on the Iberian Peninsula in the mid-20th century. In the 1960s, an old dairy farm was transformed into its municipal market, establishing a new community center. This space has now been redesigned by REDO, a practice working from offices in Lisbon and Basel under Diogo Figueiredo.

The intervention gives the existing construction a rethinking from an angle of preservation and openness. It retains the main stone walls, reinforced with sprayed concrete and finished with rough plaster and ceramic tiles. The ground floor is restored and freed up for flexible uses, while the existing shops are redistributed. A new upper level incorporates more premises, opening onto a large terrace. Two staircases at either end of the building provide for vertical circulation.

The unifying element of the operation is a large wooden roof that extends the original geometry and acts as a hybrid structure, including yellow-painted steel elements. To the south, the prolongation of the roof creates a new atrium capable of hosting community events. The complex is clad with heat-treated wooden slats, polycarbonate panels, and a double facade system that induces natural ventilation and filtered lighting. Covering 1,512 m², the renovation reconnects the market with public life, combining structural efficiency, sustainability, and cultural continuity.