First time – last mile

As it broke ground in 2022, VGP Park Loures posed a double challenge. Next to marking VGP’s first entry into the Lisbon area, it also inaugurated a new and complex project: Last Mile logistics. Located in one of the best areas of Greater Lisbon, our Portuguese flagship park showcases our client’s status as a market leader.

Building the infrastructure that sustains both operational and corporate demands requires specific and technically demanding features. Most notably, the 9,000 m² distribution centre needed to be built without internal pillars to enable automated parcel sorters to fulfil their role smoothly. The free span of 46 metres necessitated oversized structural elements requiring special transportation and specific reinforcements to absorb the seismic loads of the area.

From traffic flows to mezzanines: a complex puzzle

On top of this, the facility needed to serve a variety of purposes: Next to 3,000 m² of office space for the Portuguese headquarters, it needed to have more than 30 truck loading docks and over 90 van loading docks. More than 100 parking spaces for light vehicles and 50 van-sized ones complete the picture of a site well-equipped to capitalize on its strategic location. However, this coexistence could only be delivered based on careful studies of traffic flows ensuring safety and efficiency for all participants.

Contributing to the architectural complexities of the specialized warehouse was the demand to integrate office spaces into structure. That required us to insert a mezzanine into the building, allowing employees to constantly monitor operations through windows oriented inwards.