Rehabilitation of a building by Marques da Silva
* O prédio da Rua Alexandre Braga, propriedade da Fundação Instituto Marques da Silva (FIMS) e projectado pelo arquitecto José Marques da Silva no ano de 1923 foi construído entre 1925 e 1928. Trata-se de um edifício que o arquitecto edificou para rendimento tendo no seu desenvolvimento soluções formais distintas para o mesmo programa. […]
New elementary school building, Lycée Français International de Porto
The naturalness with which the original building clings to the sloping terrain comes not only from the geometry of the implantation and the use of materials but also from the sloping roof that reinforces the sense of topography. (…) The presence of the built almost reduces itself to the sloping plane that rises from the […]
Rehabilitation of the Contumil Neighbourhood, blocks 5A e 6A
The rehabilitation of the surroundings and common areas of blocks 4, 5A and 6A of the Contumil neighbourhood is part of a wider operation to rehabilitate the existing municipal housing stock in Porto. The three blocks shown were built between 1977 and 1980 and rehabilitated between 2010 and 2015. The main objective of the work […]
Albergues Nocturnos do Porto
The building of the centenary Associação dos Albergues Nocturnos do Porto is located in Rua Mártires da Liberdade, in the centre of Porto. The building, despite not being classified, brings together numerous architectural values, linked to its urban integration, construction system, interior spatiality, the quality of its decorative elements and, naturally, the value of the […]
Viana do Castelo House
New construction on a plot of uneven topography, where there was a valuable group of trees to be preserved and enhanced, as well as a group of buildings and ruins of traditional construction that were incorporated into the proposal. The new house has reclaimed an area of land for sun exposure and sea views […]
Rua de Belos Ares House
Project for the rehabilitation of a bourgeois house from Oporto from the beginning of the 20th century, which was in a reasonable state of conservation. It was possible to recover and integrate numerous values (compartmentalisation, openings, construction system, coverings, etc.), correcting anomalies and bad interventions carried out over time. The most (or less) visible intervention […]
Salabert House, new e-learning cafe at the Botanical Garden
Salabert House is located in Porto’s Botanical Garden and was one of the first buildings inside the original farm. In the successive processes of adaptation to the new programmes, Salabert House has undergone several alterations and extensions that have profoundly transformed it, removing elements of architectural value. Some constructive components remained from the original construction, […]
Passeio Alegre House
Rehabilitation of Mercado do Bolhão
The listing as “monument of public interest” attributed by Portaria 613/2013 of September the 20th to Mercado do Bolhão, recognizes heritage value to two inseparable dimensions – the uniqueness of the Beaux Arts building and its function as a traditional market. The intervention to the 1914-1917’s building and market, originally designed by architect António Correia […]
Quinta do Bom Pastor Palace
The intervention in an ensemble such as Quinta do Bom Pastor, the result of different periods and uses, requires a detailed assessment of values, taking into account the specific nature of each pre-existing building, the potential of its interconnection and the inevitable enjoyment of the surrounding landscape quality. The programme for the headquarters of the […]