Martins Pimenta - Arquitetura e Construção: Located in Matosinhos, Casa da Fonte Velha is the result of a careful approach to creating a contemporary family home that values coexistence. This project, designed for a young couple with three children, focuses on the harmony between living spaces and the ease of hosting friends and family.
Project name
Casa Fonte Velha
Architecture firm
Martins Pimenta - Arquitetura e Construção
Location
Matosinhos, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Bruno Pimenta
Construction
Martins Pimenta - Arquitetura e Construção
Typology
Residential › House
Considering the typology of the plot, we inserted the stairwell in the central area of the volume, freeing up the façades and thus optimizing the capture of natural light inside the apartments. A recurring distribution logic in this type of plot in Porto city.
Project name
Boavista 339
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Rua de Agramonte, 339, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini, André Silva
Collaborators
Inês Silva, Maria Tavares, Rita Pinho
Structural engineer
Marilia Pinto arq/eng & construção
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa: The building is located on a rectangular plot of land, with a steep but constant slope in an east/west direction. It enjoys a privileged location, both due to its exposure to the sun and its views of the sea, as well as access to the coastline and the beach.
Project name
Edifício Seashore
Architecture firm
Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
Location
Canidelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago Meireles
Collaborators
Rita Gonçalves, Joana Jorge, Sérgio Almeida, Afonso Tigre Lopes da Costa. Acoustic Design: Log Acústica. Fluids Engineering: Strumep – Engenharia, Lda. Thermal Engineering: IRG, Inspeções Técnicas, S.A. Visual identity: Viriato & Viriato
Structural engineer
Strumep – Engenharia, Lda.
Lighting
Projedomus – Projectos e Inst. Eléctricas Inteligentes, Lda
Construction
A. Pimenta – Construções, Lda
Supervision
Drawing Solutions
Typology
Residential › Apartments
History and modernity meet in a unique place. This building was originally designed in the early 20th century by Architect Moura Coutinho to house a bakery on the ground floor and offices and residential units above. Several changes of use and changes to the design ensued towards the end of the millennium.
Project name
Villa Theatro
Architecture firm
Arquitectos Aliados, Lda
Location
Avenida da Liberdade, 729, Braga, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Susana Leite, Luis Barbosa e Silva
Interior design
Arquitectos Aliados, Lda (responsável: Susana Leite)
Structural engineer
Encep (estruturas), E3E (mecânicas), Speed of Light (electricidade / ited), Engª Luisa Miguel (hidráulicas) Amplitude (acústica), Exactusensu (seg. contra incêndio)
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The proposal presents three isolated houses that favor the connection with the private exterior spaces, in an intention of privacy that allows to enjoy the outdoors comfortably.
Project name
Casas BD (BD Houses)
Architecture firm
ESQUISSOS - Arquitectura e Consultoria
Location
Sintra, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Marco Ligeiro
Structural engineer
André Pardal
Landscape
Team Garden, Unipessoal, Lda
Supervision
Eng. Alexandre Ferreira
Construction
Solmetrik, Lda; Structure Contractor: Pictocubo, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
The intervention area was a plot of approximately 1060 m² consisting of a building facing Rua de Adolfo Casais Monteiro and a structure extending into the interior of the plot with industrial characteristics
Project name
Condomínio da Artes
Architecture firm
MiMool Arquitectura & Interiores
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Fábio Milhazes, Rui Loureiro
Interior design
Joana Monteiro, Ana Ferreira
Landscape
MiMool Arquitectura & Interiores
Construction
A. Pimenta Construções LDA
Visualization
MiMool Arquitectura & Interiores
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The project affects a property, in the bedroom drawer, which was the subject of a previous demolition of an old 2-story building, formerly intended for habitation. The property is an integral part of the intramural urban fabric of Lagos, in front of the Church of S. Sebastião.
Architecture firm
Mário Martins Atelier
Photography
Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Principal architect
Mário Martins
Design team
Rita Rocha, Sónia Fialho, Susana Caetano, Susana Jóia, Ana Graça
Structural engineer
Nuno Grave Engenharia
Construction
Marques Antunes Engenharia Lda
Typology
Residential › House
Fragmentos: Located in downtown Lisbon in the DGPC's Urban Rehabilitation Area and Property Protection Zone, this multi-family housing building has been subject to various extensions and alterations over the years, depriving it of its original character and historical identity.
Project name
Victor Cordon
Architecture firm
Fragmentos
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Marcus Cerdeira, Pedro Silva Lopes, Rita Costa Especialidades, GLFV, JSJ
Supervision
TAN investments
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Multi-Family Housing Building
