Luis Ferreira Portfolio 2012_ENG

P ORTFOLIOLus Ferreira

Lu s F i l i p e

Neves S i l v a

F e r r e i r a

Rua Dom Frei Rodrigo da Cunha, 153 1D4465-737 Lea do Balio _ MatosinhosPortugal

+351220140068+351963441418

[email protected]@gmail.com

Educa t i on

Sk i l l s SoftwareAutodesk Autocad . Autodesk VIZ . Autodesk 3Ds Max . Autodesk Revit Architecture . Sketchup ProRhinoceros . Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator e Indesign . Microsoft Office

LanguagesEnglish (C1) . Italian (B1) . Spanish (A2)

Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do PortoNo. 030201061September 2003 - July 2007 (4 years)

Edigaia imobiliria, S.A. . Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal)Professional internshipSeptember 2008 - March 2009

VA studio . Oporto (Portugal)Internship for admission in Order of the Architects PortugalJanuary 2010 - July 2010

Cmara Municipal de Espinho . EspinhoPEPAL (Professional internship program at Municipal Council) internshipMay 2011 - May 2012

Politecnico di MilanoNo. 720170September 2007 - July 2008, 5th year, by ERASMUS student exchange protocol

Pro fess i ona l e xpe r i ence

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academ ic

pool and gymCarcereira . Oporto

urban planningAbu-Dhabi . United Arab Emirates

collective housingBoavista . Oporto

scenic stageMilan . Italy

20062005

master thesisurban planning in United Arab Emirates

Ed iga i a i n t e r nsh i p

VA s t ud i o i n t e r nsh i p

leisure and sports resortRas-Al-Khaimah . United Arab Emirates

renovation competitionMassarelos . Oporto

open-source competition Accra . Ghana

high school competitionSesimbra . Setbal (Portugal)

2006 2007 20082009conclusion M.Arch.

2008 20092007Beginning ERASMUS in Milan

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2010

municipal marketErmesinde . Portugal

collective housingMoscow . Russia 2010

2011conclusion Order ofArchitects internship

F ree l ance r wo rks

office refurbishment S. Mamede Infesta . Oporto

artistic installationGuimares . Portugal

2012 awarded and built

2011 2012

2010 1st. prize

2011first built work

NOn the fi rst phase of the exercise I designed

the volumetrical and spacial organiza-

tion of the place in study, carrying out the

prior demands in terms of the built area.

The strongest ideas in the project were

the street stretching to East, creating a

road at the middle of the site, the cre-

ation of a big central public space and the

green park behind the longest volume.

The surrounding buildings heights and

morphology were respected: the U

shaped building as the ending for the low

density typology at East and the singu-

lar volume that rises next to the Foco

surrounding buildings, as their alike.

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//Development

At a second phase, the singular volume

was developed, with multiple vertical acess.

The eight-fl oor building turns itself to

the main public space of the interven-

tion, in a facade with big openings, while,

at the same time, featuring the expres-

sion of the vertical access volumes.

From the West side, I highlight the bottom al-

uminium skin of the building, ending on both

North and South facades. I draw attention for

the more punctuated pattern of this elevation

and the introduction of ceramic materials.

The solution for the habitation module came by

the aggregation of 2 and 3 room apartments,

with the exception of the south elevation,

where 2 and 4 room apartments are joined.

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module plan1_lobby2_living room3_kitchen4_laundry5_bedrooms6_bathrooms7_exterior spaces

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//Urban context

The area in analysis is mainly characteri-

zed by intense road traffi c, since this block,

latter terminal for vans and buses, is sur-

rounded by Sidnio Pais avenue, one of

the entry/exit points of the city from the VCI

(one of the main traffi c rings of Oporto).

The site has an irregular form and its dimen-

sion is huge regarding the dimension of the

asked program.

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[Water vapour Be submerged Do not see

clearly]

Its a one piece building volume, arousing

peoples curiosity for its translucent nature.

Almost a strange object that appears in the

city, the volume is easily accepted as an equip-

ment, but not quite easy as a pool and a gym.

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//Insertion

The volume sits on the center of the site, con-

trolling the space. On an effort to overcome

the volumetrical scarcity of the place, a 65

meter side square with leaning rooftop rises.

The building reaches 7,5 meter high, a reaso-

nable but not excessive height for this kind of

equipment. Besides, these dimensions have

to do with the dominant surrounding heights.

The granite pavement and the white concrete

walls, together with the trees, compose the ex-

terior landscape. The long L-shaped wall/ben-

ch announces a path to the building entrance.

In sum, its a building that gains a do-

minant character in a very disquali-

fi ed place of the city. A volume that

shows its skin but hides the interior.

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Theres a clear sectorial organization inside. Each side of the building is asso-ciated with a function - pool, fi tness room, multipurpose rooms and locker rooms/ser-vices. All these zones face the courtyard, an element of great functional fl exibility, whether as an exterior athletic practice zone in sunny days, or as a bar exten-sion, this one inserted in the courtyard in small volume, constituting an exception regarding to the global intervention. Along courtyards perimeter the pavement allo-ws air circulation for the technical fl oor, located beneath the whole building area.The buildings inner circulation is done by big perimetral courses. The monotony of same is broken by successive events. The structure and the modulation of the building were important aspects in its de-fi nition and inner organization. The whole piece appears like a multiple of 5. From 5 to 5 meters the structure shows up. All the rest gets organized by the subdivision of 5 meters, the most wide corridors have 2,5 meters, the width of the space of the quay is 22,5 meters, the width is of the rooms is 10 meters. The structure served also in the defi nition of the window panes for the patio: 5 meters of width for 2,5 of height.

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//Location242252.74N

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//GoalInterpretation of a previous plan_

plan citys federal zone_

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+//Concept The acknowledge and constant reformulation of what could be the axis which would provide the connection between Abu-Dhabi and the site was the greatest generator of the plan.Regarding the Brasilia and Washington examples, both presented a straight axis where more or less the treatment and result of public spaces leaded us to a certain monotony. The aim in this

plan was to escape from that single direction, presenting a dynamic axis, where public spces were succeding one after another with always diferent characteristics, shapes and sizes.

Enclosing this dynamic axis, the most important buildings such as federal buildings, parlament, the mosque, were growing.

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//Concept The acknowledge and constant reformulation of what could be the axis which would provide the connection between Abu-Dhabi and the site was the greatest generator of the plan.Regarding the Brasilia and Washington examples, both presented a straight axis where more or less the treatment and result of public spaces leaded us to a certain monotony. The

plan was to escape from that single direction, presenting a dynamic axis, where public spces were succeding one after another with always diferent characteristics, shapes and size

Enclosing this dynamic axis, the most important buildings such as federal buildings, parlament, the mosque, were growing.

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//ProposalThe plan went through much experimentation, especially regarding to the main axis. The road

network confi guration, its interrelation with the water system and consequently the organization

and defi nition of public space over the territory were the key points for further defi nition of the

entire plan.

Functionally, residential zones (orange in the picture), the embassies and the mosque (in purple)

and government area (in blue) were distinguished and separated. The most important buildings

appear along the axis, such is the case of the mosque or the towers corresponding to the 7 Emir-

ates. This kind of density is located in the central part of the territory and is embraced by the public

spaces of greater dimensions - the balance between buildings and open spaces was also other

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08//Water systemThe purpose on the water use in the

present plan is sustained on the idea of

making a way for the water to arrive at

a most interior spot of the new city, as

well as use it as a public space qualifi er.

The channels appear in the plan as

continuing the already existent tears

of water, assuming each one of them a

diferent character and roles, as being a

channel itself, a narrow decorative wa-

ter course, a water mirror that surrounds

an important building or even transfor-

ming itself in a big park lake.

The water will not only have a leisure

and decorative role. To remark is the

way that the central channel ends - in a

water treatment station that futurely will

serve the population.

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//Real [place_]The proposal for realization of a scenic stage in one

of the busiest places in Milan was faced with some

reservations, since it was not intended to break the

normal functioning of the central station with any

kind of physical barriers. The intention was to cre-

ate something ephemeral that could draw peoples

attention.

//above_longitudinal section inside Galleria_

below_model photos[proposal_]The chosen place was Galleria delle Carozze , a

covered atrium that precedes the entry in the sta-

tion. Its whole interior was wrapped by translucent

screens/canvas that, supported by a metal struc-

ture, were 2 meters away from the Galleria stone

walls. In the same material, some cylinders were

created, this ones descending from the Gallerias

ceiling to spectators height.

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//Virtual [concept_]All this intervention would not become a scenic spa-

ce without the actors contribution. The base concept

of the proposal is movement interaction reaction.

The central station is a place of movement, so, the

actors are dispersed on the platforms of the metal

structure behind the canvas, go down inside the

cylinders, reach the spectators, the show starts.

[reality/fi ction_]The game between reality and fi ction was another

important bet in this experience. Behind the scre-

ens/canvas, besides the actors, there are also pro-

jectors that give life to the scenery, projecting also

other actors, these ones virtual, which fool and crea-

te doubt to the viewers minds and attract even more

their attention, creating surprising and unexpected

effects.

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Area 1\\residential, hotel and offi ces

[Building_1]

It is a building that is developed horizontally, with

four fl oors, supporting fi ve towers (tower A, B, C,

D and E).

The building is extended in the site, creating

a winding curvature that is developed and

interconnected with the square.

In terms of its insertion, the ground fl oor of the

horizontal volume is voided, with 3 fl oors above that

are supported by buildings structure. The towers

are located punctually along the building above

mentioned, in a way all their tops face the square,

each one having its own height. This altitude

difference, combined with the pitched rooftops in

towers A, B and E, emphasize the central tower of

offi ces (C), higher.

The tower C is embraced by a building (tower D) in

a more private zone of the square, following central

square orientation reference.

[Building_2]

In everything similar to the building 1, this one is a

mirror from the fi rst. The building serves the same

purposes of its alike his in terms of support and

framing, facing the square. In terms of program, the

building includes labor zones, offi ces and rooms for

meetings. Being brought near its boundaries, the

F and G towers rise to give answer to a program

that contemplates collective housing. In the centre,

2 twin volumes (towers H) give shape to the great

hotel.

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\\MaterialsThe outside look of the building 1 will be

characterized by the employ of concrete, glass

and metal. The concrete will be used through

snaking cantilever bodies, with the purpose of

creating shadow, window-sill and at the same time

to promote an aesthetic language in the building.

The glass and the metal elements are also present

on the facade, hiding the air-conditioned boxes, in

case of the metallic grids, and interpolating with the

cantilever elements. Built in concrete and glass,

the tower C grows, in a fi rst phase, with these two

materials, establishing a relation at aesthetic level

with the surrounding residential buildings, then

taking the shape of a glass volume, which ends with

a fl at rooftop. The towers A, B and E will have the

same outside aspect as seen in the building 1 as

they will be given the same type of materials, though

the metal tone will be different in these cases.

5 star hotel residential towers and main square

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residential and shopping mall stadium and gymnasium

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[Building_1]

With 339 apartments distributed by 3 fl oors, the

building 1 has a total area of 45846 m2, divided by:

ground fl oor 22 apartments, with an area of 3398

m2;

fi rst fl oor 105 apartments, area of 13764 m2;

second fl oor 106 apartments, area of 14342 m2;

third fl oor 106 apartments, area of 14342 m2.

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Area 2\\shopping, sports and residential centre

[shopping mall]

It will be based on three fl oors; the ground fl oor

level will have a supermarket, a storage zone

for loading and unloading, an ice track, a lounge

space including a bar, anchor shops, satellite shops

and the respective complementary zones that a

shopping mall should offer. The fi rst fl oor level will

be intended for satellite shops and anchor shops as

well as the access to the air-conditioned seats of

the stadium. In the second fl oor there are satellite

and anchor shops and a catering zone, in which the

users can enjoy views for the stadium. In the rooftop

there is a leisure zone based on a pedestrian course

that will be featuring different types of pavement,

garden and watercourses.

Concept

[desert dunes]

The exterior walls of the mall present an angle less

than 90o and multiply in several plans, providing

bigger shade for the interior, which the natural light

reaches through the zenithal voids between the

same plans (see section in the sketch on the left).

The fl oor slabs are dragged and reach the front

facade, where they are converted in circulation

platforms and shading elements.

A long glass curtain bursts in the entrance zone,

inside out, like an organic revelation in the interior

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Area 2\\shopping, sports and residential centre

[residential]

The dwellings in this building start from the 3rd fl oor

and have very specifi c characteristics they include

only T0 and T1 typologies and are able to answer

the different demands for each type of user, in other

words, they will be able to have both a temporary and

permanent qualities and possibilities. The access to

this building is made by two independent entries that

are located at the ground fl oor level and drive us to

the 3rd fl oor. Then, the accesses to other fl oors (3rd

to the 12th fl oor) are made through the elevators

and staircases that are already in the middle of the

building, connected to the passageways, The latter

give straight access to the dwellings, benefi ting on

the outside from some elements like green spaces

and artifi cial waterfalls.

The main materials on the facade are the glass and

the concrete. In the middle, the passageways will be

made with metal structures.

With 1080 apartments distributed by 10 fl oors, the

building K has a commercial total area of 62909 m2,

each fl oor having 5719 m2.

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O Golfo de gua doce (The fresh water Gulf)urban planning in United Arab Emirates

[Abstract]

Both architectural and urban practices in some Arab

countries have been revealing an exponential gro-

wing way and also a degree of wonder that no one

can disregard. Among all nations in the Arab Lea-

gue, a country emerge from its great achievements,

especially in those fi elds - the United Arab Emirates.

With an oil sustained economy and ruled by a neu-

trality stance facing all confl icts that happen in its

neighborhood, this 7 emirates federation reclaims

its independence in 1971 and soon takes the econo-

mic growing path, supported by its natural resources

wealth (oil and natural gas) and total openness to

the rest of the world.

In a timescale of three decades, its territory sees

itself dominated by the desire to show the world its

wealth and potential, its cities build themselves at a

frenetic pace, moved by the ambition of its gover-

nors in placing the Emirates on the global scene.

The adoption of the modern language in their cities

was believed since its ruling origins as a require-

ment for its worldwide recognition and so for the ex-

ternal investment catching. Dubai, the most media-

tic city, also known as a superlative city, becomes

an oasis for the catching of that kind of investment,

tax free and providing a familiar lifestyle to the oc-

cidental expatriate/tourist, tolerating his vices. Abu-

-Dhabi, the oil soaked capital, has a more contained

development at a fi rst stage, only recently joining

Dubai in the mega development and commercial

openness phase.

Today, the social and ecologic echoes of an expo-

nential urban growth pace based on the adoption

of architectural and urban languages alienated from

the social and climatic countrys reality are being felt.

Non criticized urban strategies and Guinness Book

mega developments captivated world attention, but

were also them (and their subjacent strategy) that

contributed for the social segregation atmosphere

that dominates the entire countrys territory.

Both in the labor or touristic fi eld, the United Arab

Emirates economy and development was since its

origins supported by the expatriate population sec-

tor. Nowadays, the expatriates constitute somewhat

80% of total countrys population. The greater part

comes in search for some wealth, staying always

for a certain period of time. Likewise, the Emirates

acquire a virtual demography condition expatriate

population will leave without looking behind at fi rst

sign of trouble.

The climatic context was also neglected, the gene-

ric modernism that rules great parts of these cities

forces an unmeasured waste of resources the

excessive energetic spend on cooling spaces and

the extreme water consumption that some structu-

res require are components that place the Emirates

on the top of the list of countries with the biggest

ecological footprint, which leads to some alerts and

reprehensions by the international community.

Recently, theres a positive sign on engaging all

those issues by the government, shown by planning

approaching that includes the citys whole and their

different social layers, by probably more effi cient

economic diversifi cation strategies and by serious

09incursions in the use of renewable energies.

Will the United Arab Emirates follow the path lea-

ding to its territory and regime sustainability?

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\\Concept

The leading main lines from the current museological

structure denounce an orthogonal rigidity which is the

generator of a complex spatial/functional separation.

These geometric constraints were allied to the need

to fi nd a formal balance that would unify the spaces

and release them simultaneously, whilst respecting

the heritage value of pre-existing Museum building.

The waterline, fl uid matter in the innate gesture of

the conquest and adaptation to the territory, has ge-

nerated the basic concept, in the sense of adapting

itself to the spaces and unify them through its natural/

organic quality.

The organic element, in the form of a heterogeneous

matter, is confi ned to its own body limit and takes on

the abstract defi nition when modeling the original

concept. This creates a dynamic composition that re-

fl ects in the creation of fl uid spaces, associated with

human movement.

The projected space thus begins to emerge as a

consequence of a set of intentions and programmatic

solutions. Allied to the natural/ intentional ambiguity,

the expositive route is shaped, featuring a set of in-

tentional distortions that interlock each other, marked

by moments that offer us different emotions, directing

them gently by a kind of sensorial mesh in a type of

sensitive dynamism, never breaking down from the

continuous space line.

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1. a opo foi criar uma nova linguagem abstracta que contrastasse com a ortogonalidade espacial do Edifcio do Museu do Carro Elctrico, sem nunca pr em causa o seu valor enquanto edifcio,

memria e patrimnio.

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2. the water line was the inspirational element that has allied itself with the desire to create an organic element, unifi er of the pre-existing space. This element, existent in the surrounding of

intervention, is characterized, above all, by the capacity to adapt to the spaces that where it

passes, by the non-intentionality of his gesture and the ease with which this fl uid matter conquer

territory.

3. we combined to the initial concept the human wants and the programmatic needs by introducing a compression / fragmentation / aggregation in the creation of dynamic spaces, intensifying the

natural constraints and safeguarding the pre-existing space.

4. the design of our constructive proposal creates a membrane around the entire intervention. This option led to the creation of a skin that surrounds the entire area proposed to unify it, as

happens in living organisms - snake.

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The projected space emerges as the result of a set of intentions / programmatic solutions. Always articulated with the conceptual ambiguity (natural and

intentional) and the main programmatic intention - to create an expositive route - our intervention has led to a

body of heterogeneous density.

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\\Concept

The coverage of Ghanaian vernacular house has a

very important role in defi ning the housing space, as

well as the climate control. Departing from here, the

Home Coverage was generated, in which coverage

defi nes an area of family life protected from the hot

African sun.

\\DescriptionThe spatial confi guration of Home Coverage arose

from the reinterpretation of the concept of local family

- the relations established in a shared outdoor space,

the patio, which in turn is related to the interior of the

house, running everything as a whole.

With an external image defi ned by the nature of its

material/skin, the bamboo, the house shifts on the

inside.

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The materials used (wood and bamboo) are available

locally and the construction does not require skilled

labor, ensuring a construction available to everyone.

The main objective of the project was to improve the

living conditions of the Ghanaian population through

housing, while also promoting the development,

sustainability and confi dence in the local population,

taking into account all social, cultural, technical and

technological aspects.

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The structure defi ned a grid system, removable pan-

els made the house fl exible, allowing different spatial

confi gurations generating various confi guration op-

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The expansion of the basic typology of the house only

takes place inside, with the addition of new panels.

For economic reasons, both the structure and cover-

age are fi xed elements, allowing residents the pos-

sibility of future development, reorganizing the house

internally through the addition / subtraction of panels.

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use of resources to build, light and ventilate the house, as

well as reduce the environmental impact and the use of

polluting energy .

The materials used are environmentally friendly, since they

are taken directly from Nature, recycled and reused. In

addition, a process has been studied in order to store and

reuse rainwater.

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substructuresubstructure

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\\Site

The location for the future school is a pivot point be-

tween the urbanity built in Quinta do Peru (North) and

the mountain range - woodland - which allows more

favorable views over the Serra da Arrbida (South).

This site, of relevant interest, stands by marking this

transition assuming a dual role.

On the one hand, to the north and east the land fi -

nishes off the urban spread, characterized by being

straight and orthogonal, systematically interrupted

by green spaces that enliven the built environment.

On the other hand, the south and west, we enjoy a

natural, beautiful landscape that imposes itself by its

immensity and greatness over the territory.

Thus, through the reinterpretation of the place, we

pledge not to compromise these two opposing rea-

lities, studying a viable process for the design of our

proposal.

Continuing with the study done to the area, the project

for the school of Quinta do Peru is based on the con-

nection between these two distinct worlds - natural

and built which, in this case, communicate openly.

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\\Concept

Since we intervene in a pivotal place, where green

space outweighs the built space, we used the analo-

gy of a natural element - a mountain - predominant in

the surrounding intervention. The principle underlying

the whole project appears from the will to attenua-

te and at the same time assume responsibility as a

transient place, which inevitably presents itself as a

scenery / landscape confi ning a territory.

Grabbing all the advantages that a natural element

can provide, we shape the land and the location of

the constructed mountains in accordance with the

programmatic needs and spatial experiences that a

school requires. The very mountain volumes bound

the fi eld of intervention which, according to their de-

clivity - more or less pronounced whether or not

allow the entrance in the school. The volumes are

converted into natural and intentional boundaries,

providing space for contemplation on the slope and

the coverage of the latter, either by the inner part of

the land (access to students) or by the public space

(open to every citizen).

The study carried out to determine the location and

confi guration of each volume resulted in a formal and

spatial dynamism that responds to a series of ques-

tions from the educational to cognitive point, since the

resulting spaces allow the inter-relationship between

the community and school, a natural environment

where everyone is invited to get involved.

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Since the volume 1 (see plans on the right) is cha-

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the school campus, we decided to concentrate most

of the activities and social interaction in this space.

At fl oor -1 (level 35.40) this volume contemplates

the multipurpose room, the student association, the

school store and the student core, with the aim of di-

rectly linking this whole program with outer space for

recreation and socializing. The permeability of these

spaces invites users to enjoy these freely, fostering

a sense of community and informal learning. Since

all circulations in the school building meet in this

volume, we pledge the crossings of all users in this

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\\Context

The study area / intervention falls within the core of a block in a dense urban fabric of the town

of Ermesinde, characterized by a disordered and disqualifi ed urbanism, where the structural

equipments appear on random locations, refl ecting the lack of a proper urban planning.

The site, located on the outskirts of Valongo county and bordering Maia municipality, is suppor-

ted by some facilities which can aid in its dynamics, such as the Railway Station, urban park

Dr. Fernando Melo, Cultural Forum, Church of Ermesinde, Social Center and shopping center

MaiaShopping.

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\\Insertion

The intervention in the territory has its starting

point in the equipment market/fair, target of an

urban renewal operation through:

- installation of new retail space

- transforming streets into pedestrian ones

- increasing car parking offer

The urban space is the unifying element of the dif-

ferent functional benefi ts, providing more human

scale pathways, a more direct contact with the

functionality of buildings and urban facilities, as

playgrounds and amphitheaters.

In the market it is assumed to be fundamental to

revive the tradition associated with it, giving rise

to a new concept of living space also framed in

the ambition to rejuvenate the economic activity of

the area.

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The articulation of Market - Fair - Shops provides a

social economic dynamic that has not always peace-

ful coexistence.

Yet, when framed and reorganized, forms a business

core resulting in increased supply and attraction of

potential clients from different types of markets.

\\Concept

Formally, the intervention in the central space - the

starting point - is the outcome from an orthogonal mo-

deling effort associated with a tridimensional morpho-

logy of the fair tents, embodied in the fragmentation

of the building and the slope of the roofs, creating a

spatial dynamic that brings together the various func-

tional spaces.

Socially, the intervention aims to humanize spaces

through a more direct interconnection with the po-

pulation, approaching the scale of buildings to the

human scale.

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It was possible to propose new placement both for

the Market building and Fair square, reframing their

position regarding the surroundings.

The inner block setting is redesigned, assuming

the existing street as structuring, reducing its profi le

and giving it one way traffi c movement that con-

nects with the surrounding roads.

Fundamentally, this street, the Market Street, will

have a unifying role on the set, linking together di-

fferent spaces and establishing a relationship with

the pedestrian roads nearby and the urban surroun-

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The Market Square seeks to articulate the urban space and the market building, establishing a strong relation market/street/fair, opening the market to the street and to the population.

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\\The Market

Formally, the market building consists of three pa-

rallel volumes which, transversely attached, form a

whole, creating a set of plans and spaces that are

mutually interconnected. The coverage, associated

with the appearance of the tents, sets a kind of dyna-

mics that together with the white concrete elements

and the perforated metal sheets shape the image of

the building.

The interior spaces are formed in direct correlation

with the exterior shape of the building, refl ecting the

slopes of roofs and perforations on the plans through

the passage of exterior sunlight.

Developed on the ground fl oor, the market sets a

strong relation with outer space.

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The Fair Square aims to be a multifunctional space

that will fi t the spaces of the fair in the urban structu-

re. A main fundamental mesh was designed, which,

associated with volumes and coverage structures,

distributes the places of fair dealers through space.

This modeling allows to qualify the space with sup-

porting facilities such as lighting fi xtures, fi xing ele-

ments for fabric, shading and suitable areas for waste

that will benefi t the use of space. In addition, it is also

proposed the creation of infrastructure common both

to fair and public space as wash basins, drinking

fountains, toilets and the vertical access to the un-

derground parking. Strategically, it is proposed the

insertion of four spaces for shops/restaurants.

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TRANSFORMATION AND MODULAR DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAIR

MAIN MESH PROPOSED VOLUMES VOLUMETRIC ADDITTION TRANSFORMATIONS ON MODULAR SYSTEMADD_SUBTRACT_MOVE

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The modular plugging construction - Lego - emerges

as the active ingredient in the project design, provi-

ding a variety of formal compositions, either through

an organic pattern, based on a relation between Na-

ture and Man, or in a geometric pattern, based on the

relation Construction - Man.

The intervention strategy relates with the distinction

between public and private space, resulting from the

specifi c requirements of the program, and the evo-

lutive character of the fl oors developed, providing a

switch between the use and omission of typologies

that create a porous building, leading to its own archi-

tectural dynamism.

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PROGRAMMATIC DIVISIONOF THE BLOCK

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\\Addition_subtraction

The challenge of breaking with the formal

tightness, organizational and interpretative

of traditional urban blocks led the project to

become an interactive object, in the sense of

allowing an additive/subtractive construction

regarding the needs of each client and site-

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[Adaptation _ Variation]

The program clearly refers not only to a Russian

context but instead calls for global urban coverage,

whose response to that would clearly be an asset.

In this sense, the program proposes right from the

start a study on a possible integration of the proposal

in four urban contexts - highway, main road, compact

urban area and city park.

The chase of this fl exibility helped actually to

the arrival at fi nal solution, since volumetric and

programmatic factors were progressively shaped to

meet these different contexts - the volume increases

or decreases its height regarding to the surrounding

area (highest to block the freeway noise, shorter and

permeable to allow communication with a possible

park) and at the same time shifts its commercial

functions or simple squares, on ground level, to

benefi t the city in which is inserted.

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\\Program

The project to renovate the facilities of Oporto delega-

tion of Pierre Fabre Dermo Cosmtique was reques-

ted in order to upgrade the image of the training room

and work spaces, somewhat dated, and create new

functional relationships and benefi ts that would con-

tribute to the best use of the space.

After contact with the older solution, two main objec-

tives became clear, guiding the intervention: enhan-

cing the entry of natural light since the space is set

on level 0 of a collective housing building and limited

to the natural light that entries through the openings

on its facades (one facing the street and another at

the back facing farmland), in other words, only at

the ends of the interior space; ensure continuity and

functionality of both the space and program the

distribution of different rooms and services was not

consistent in the previous model, as it generated pro-

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\\Concept

The foundation of all the intervention is based on a

path, an undulating corridor, which was thought not

only as a circulation and access space, but as an

essential void to a program that is condensed into it

at different moments. The route, touching both ends

of the interior space, creates visual communication to

the outside and thus provides the natural light. On the

right side are located, sequentially, the entrances to

the offi ces, the treatment room and training room. In

turn, on the left side were grouped the services and

several cabinets to support training in a continuing

curved body punctuated by small niches, each with

its own specifi c function, from a single seat or a place

to put the printer to the toilet and bar entrances.

\\Materials

The use of polycarbonate, although limited for budget

reasons to the room entrances, was crucial, allowing

exterior light to enter into the rooms. Regarding

artifi cial lighting, the corridor curviness and continuity

was addressed and reinforced through plans of

indirect light that wave, following the design of the

space. In the training room, two bright ovals are cut

in the ceiling, conveying the character of exception

that this one must have. The contrast between the

black carpet and white walls in plasterboard were

explored in pursuit of a clean, almost laboratory

visual, in accordance with the ideals and image that

the company wants to convey.

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As a part on schedule to Guimares - European Capi-

tal of Culture 2012 - the POP-UP spaces competition

aimed at producing art installations that could move

through the city, offering something unexpected,

whether it is a service, or a product, or simply some-

thing creative and disruptive.

In the present work, it was the intention to design so-

mething not expensive, able to gather the attentions

and reactions to anyone visiting the city streets, tur-

ning this interaction into a future memory of who visi-

ted Guimares by this time, providing a reinterpreta-

tion of a particular cultural and educational message.

Thus, it is proposed a reinterpretation of the city that

allows experience it in an innovative and fun way,

which would improve its readability and accessibility

and promote the bond between historical and con-

temporary elements, both for visitors and residents.

Pop-Up spaces competition . Guimares ECC . 2012 . awarded project

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\\InspirationObjectives

The images that refer to this magic box, where the

body is separated and lives momentarily distinct reali-

ties, seemed to us a very interesting starting point. By

placing the head in a hole, the person leaves the

body in the background reality and the head engages

a completely different scenario.

It is intended to limit the fi eld of vision forcing us to

a different interpretation of space around us and

an interaction through the eyes is required, inviting

the participation of people, the involvement of com-

munity, thereby leveraging more vivid ways of crea-

ting new memories.

It is appreciated the great sense of memory that His-

tory has, proposing new ways of looking at the pre-

sent and dreaming of the future.

Create introspective moments | share moments | education moments | discovery moments | creative moments

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The project, entitled as FRAME BOX, consists of a tubular steel structure wrapped around in white

screen and its main purpose is to allow the observa-

tion of one or more monuments from a central point

in the city. This structure gives us a new framework of

these monuments.

People who walk by are invited to enter inside the

Frame Box through a slot in its base screen at the

height of 1.40 m above the ground. Inside, the viewer

is limited by the view of the screen all the way around,

which is cut at a strategic point in order to create a

framework for a particular point of interest nearby, in

the exterior.

The experience is completed by sentences printed in

the screen that refer to what the viewer is looking at.

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In response to the specifi c needs of the Guimares

ECC program the city Guimares itself, the location

of Frame Box was bounded to a specifi c zone of the

city, the area of Couros.

This is an area located in the historic core, once an

important center of manufacturing activities from tan-

neries in Guimares. With the change in the manu-

facturing processes of tanning and the consequent

disappearance of this core of activity in the city, the

area of Couros suffered a progressive desertifi cation.

Then comes the opportunity to introduce, with Frame

Box, an awareness about how certain areas of the

city were important in its historical context. There-

fore, three Frame Boxes are introduced in strategic

locations in this area of the city, with the intent to be

observation points and, together with other temporary

projects like this, to commit towards the revitalization

of the urban core.

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BOX 2Here,I can see the weird and tough image of the leatherman standing in the fl ow of the river Couros, water up to his knees, holding the hook for the skins soaking or tanning labour.

BOX 3Finally, lets step inside the mills,where a bitter tannin smell meets us and immediately connects us to the chemi-cal science of that primitive laboratory where animal skins are transformed and prepared to be used as raw material in various industries.

BOX 1...let the compass of curiosity guide us through the Couros neighbourhood,where men transfi gured in primitive servants move their hook sticks, plunging and revolving fresh hides in the pools, rasping and greasing them on platforms in their mills.

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