Housing for the elderly in the “Ideal do Arnado” old industry
The site of the old factory “A Ideal” is located on the riverfront, in the Arnado area, marked by urban expansion along the river and the railway. In contrast to the former industrial nature, this area is currently going through some transformations caused by hotel industry growth and railway substitution by surface metro. The project […]
Bar at the Castelo do Queijo Beach
CREU-IL Chapel
The programme consisted in the extension of a small chapel belonging to a University Centre in Porto. This Centre is about 20 years old, set on the edge of a private garden. The existing chapel was small for the number of university students who frequented it and the owners intended to enlarge it to around […]
São Cirilo Community Center
The visible growth of immigration in Portugal dates back to the end of the 1990s. This reality surprised the country and the needs associated with this migratory flow were not long in coming: the review of the reception and integration processes of these new citizens became evident and urgent. It was in this context that […]
Dehonian Centre
The overall project consisted in the rehabilitation and extension of a 1930s dwelling on Avenida da Boavista to become a residence for a community of priests and theology students. The housing programme, already rare in this service area (originally urban noble houses) is in itself a requalifying value of the building and its surroundings. The […]
Rehabilitation of Palácio da Bolsa
Rehabilitation of the roof of the Pátio das Nações of the Palácio da Bolsa… The rehabilitation of the glazed roof of the Pátio das Nações is part of a wider rehabilitation operation of the roofs and façades of the Oporto Bolsa Palace, carried out by the Porto Trade Association in 2006/7. The Pátio das Nações […]
Fundação Marques da Silva Archives
Atelier des Créateurs
The building to be rehabilitated, which functioned from its construction at the beginning of the 20th century until 2006 as the YMCA headquarters, was vacant. Designed by José de Vasconcellos de Lima Júnior, it was built between 1903 and 1904, clearly influenced by the prevailing ‘beaux-arts’ aesthetics. Commissioned by Alfredo Henrique da Silva, it was […]
Welcoming Pavilion, Lycée Français International de Porto
The Lycée Français International de Porto is a remarkable building from the 60’s by the architects Manuel Marques Aguiar, Luiz Cunha and José Carvalho Dias. In Porto, it will be one of the most interesting school buildings of the 2nd half of the 20th century, set in unique landscaped surroundings – the Serralves Museum Park […]
CUMN, António Nóbrega University Center
The house number 4 of Rua Almeida Garrett in Coimbra, is located in a central area of the city: near the Praça da República, next to the park of Quinta de Santa Cruz, now known as Jardim das Sereias, and over which the main façade leans with the uniqueness that characterizes it. The Manuel da […]