Source: Aires Mateus Photography: Nelson Garrido The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values. We differentiate between the “eternal” value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the “ephemeral” character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood. The project was developed following this understandi

Source: Aires Mateus Photo: Juan Rodríguez , Nelson Garrido, Francesco Martello, AMA The context in its distances, alignments, proportions, define the mass. The program determines the project. A meeting centre for large gatherings or small groups. The ceiling, in its variations and geometry answers the program. A complete horizontal clearness outlines the space as a whole, which as atmosphere opposes to the weight of

Source: Aires Mateus Photography: Aires Mateus | Juan Rodríguez The legacy designed the project´s major gesture. The extended past of the city, or the history of the land claimed from the water, dictated the establishment of the forms along the river’s edge. They lock a square, a public space, and a mass of air that gives meaning to the building. The structure is etched with vertical elements which give modulation, s

Fuente: Europaconcorsi Fotografía: João and Andreia Rodrigues The Project “Casa No Tempo” has been in the family for many years. It was our granddad’s will that we look after it until the next generation. Being aware of his vision we tried to aim higher, connecting the past with the coming future, leaving out the marks of time, in search for a peaceful and timeless place… The renovation was carried out under the orie

Fotografía: FG+SG fotografia de arquitectura El Centro Escolar es también un edificio para comunidad: “Este equipo funcionará más allá de sus actividades curriculares, al igual que con otros equipamientos para la comunidad. Se extiende el programa para establecer un centro de ciencia viva y el uso de algunos espacios autónomos. Estas áreas de necesidad tendran acceso mediante la creación de límites para “

Fuente: urbansketchers-portugal, metalocus Fotografía: Fernando Guerra, FG+SG Architectural Photography La casa diseñada en el centro histórico de Alcobaça es un registro de la superposición de las épocas: Un edificio pequeño reconstruido para perpetuar la escala común vernácula, y un muro formado minuciosamente para albergar la extensión de tranquilidad. En el edificio existente se crea un vacío gestionando el groso

Font: Aires Mateus Photography (B&W): Juan Rodriguez Photography (Color): SG+FG In the hills of Grandola, the house is a balance between a courtyard, a protected core relating to the sky, and an opening to the distant ocean view. The topography is modeled to protect the house from the road and to open the spaces to a view of the ocean. The perimeter delineates the interior rooms and the transitional spaces. Verti