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 […]
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 […]
House for two sisters
The building to be rehabilitated, consisting of a basement, a commercial ground floor and the two floors, occupies a narrow, deep lot with an area of 215 m2, 6 metres in front and 26 metres deep. The central space contains the access staircase to the semi-floor, achieved by taking advantage of the available ceiling height. […]
Lina House
The rehabilitation project of the house in Rua de Diu can be told in a few words. The programme of the house has been maintained with minor changes and the state of conservation has allowed the majority of the pre-existing construction elements to be recovered. We tried to punctually open new perspectives on spaces and […]
Rehabilitation of the Lordelo Neighbourhood
The first phase of the Rehabilitation Project of the Lordelo Neighbourhood consisted of the preparation of a Diagnostic Study whose main objectives were to analyse the pathologies affecting the façades, the roofs and the common interior areas of the buildings and to present a methodology for the corresponding rehabilitation works; to assess the existing electrical […]
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 […]
Restelo Neighbourhood House
The building is located in the Restelo Economic Neighbourhood, and is made up of two-storey, single-family townhouses with ceramic tile roofs. In the original configuration of the complex there was a characteristic opposition between the continuous fronts facing the streets and more indented back elevations with protruding volumes. The project proposes the extension of the […]
Fundação Marques da Silva Archives
Quinta do Espio
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 […]