The Condo: Consequences of long-term financial crisis in Portugal
▻http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2014/04/08/condo/6782
Construction on the Bella Guarda condos began in 2006 on the outskirts of Lisbon. The project, spanning two blocks and consisting of 75 apartments, promised a rooftop pool, mini-golf, a private park, a children’s playground, an exclusive view of the Tagus River, a video surveillance system and a built-in sound system. However, following Portugal’s financial crisis, the builder went bankrupt and the property passed into the hands of a private bank, unfinished and abandoned indefinitely.
Eventually people began to occupy the empty structure. Some of them had slept on the streets for years while others had only recently lost their jobs and could no longer afford their former homes. Some of them were just passing through. Others came to stay.
Manuel bathes using water heated with a small gas bowl. With no electricity, no piped water and no bathroom the residents had to make adaptions to some of their most common day-to-day tasks. (Photo by Bruno Colaço, Special to The Denver Post)
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