The requalification of the building Exporlux, one of the largest national lighting equipment companies based in the municipality of Águeda, became an opportunity for a more intervention that included, in addition to the construction of a lighting laboratory.
Project name
Requalificação e Ampliação das Instalações Exporlux . Requalification and Expansion of Exporlux Facilities
Architecture firm
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda
Location
Covão, Águeda, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
António Figueiredo
Collaborators
Paula Castilho, Climacom, Exporlux
Interior design
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda / Exporlux
Structural engineer
Carlos Coutinho
Construction
A.Pimenta, Construções Lda
Supervision
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Located at the confluence of the mountains and the sea, the project has been carefully integrated into the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, creating a subtle transition between urban and rural landscapes. The immediate surroundings are characterized by vernacular architecture, with stone walls and cottages nestled in the mountains.
Project name
House in Malveira da Serra
Location
Malveira da Serra, Portugal
Principal architect
João Jesus
Design team
Julião Pinto Leite, Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, João Jesus, Joana Anacleto, Cesare Mazzocato, Jonás Gomez, Tomás Neves, Beatriz Robalo e Joao Simões
Collaborators
Landscape: Baldios
Status
Ongoing, Licensing
Typology
Residential › House
The Park House is located on a quiet, central street in the city of Aveiro, facing a natural, tree-filled area, the city park. It emerged from the alteration and expansion of a deteriorated Art Nouveau building constructed in the 20th century. The facade features various plant, animal, and human elements carved in limestone.
Project name
Park House (Casa Do Parque)
Architecture firm
Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Martins
Structural engineer
R5 Engenharia
Typology
Residential › House
Paulo Merlini Architects: Located in Saldanha, on the ground floor of a residential building, this two-storey commercial space was characterized by a relatively narrow glass façade.
Project name
SKIN Boutique
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Av. João Crisóstomo 26b, 1050-127, Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini, André Silva, Inês Silva
Interior design
Raizes- Design de Interiores
Structural engineer
Marilia Pinto arq/eng & construção
Construction
TETRIS Design&Buid
Typology
Commercial › Retail
BOX arquitectos: A10 is the end result of the adaptation of a industrial warehouse facility into social spaces for the factories. The program is composed by administration areas, offices, medical offices, the lunch hall and resting area, bathrooms with showers rooms included.
Project name
Indústria | A10
Architecture firm
BOX arquitectos
Location
São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Bárbara Morgado, Óscar Catarino
Collaborators
Fabiana Velho Cabra
Interior design
BOX arquitectos
Structural engineer
sopsec | açores
Construction
Caetano & Medeiros – sociedade de construção imobiliária
Typology
Industrial › Warehouse
In the heart of Porto, a noble staircase crowned by the skylight that once illuminated. Built in the mid-19th century to be the house of a Douro nobleman, the building's fame was consolidated over time by the meticulous decoration of the woodwork, framed within the compositional rigour of the 19th-century facade, and the incredible staircase in the...
Project name
Antigo Hotel do Louvre
Architecture firm
Diana Barros Arquitectura
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Diana Barros
Collaborators
Marcos Maia; Joana Fernandes, DAJ Engenheiros Associados
Structural engineer
NCREP – Consultoria em reabilitação do edificado e património
Construction
FL Construções
Typology
Residential Architecture › Housing
A beach retreat embraced by the natural reserve. Three ground-level volumes resting on the dunes, between the rice fields and the serene beaches of Comporta. A conceptual structure with wooden slats that intertwines and protects them from the Alentejo Coast sun, in the poetic organic shade of the reeds.
Architecture firm
dEMM arquitectura
Location
Comporta, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Paulo Fernandes Silva, Diana Fernandes Silva
Collaborators
Daniela Ferreira
Visualization
dEMM arquitectura
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the heart of Braga, a city from Portugal, Jorge Oculista Store stands out for its harmonious fusion of modern and classic elements. The store entrance resembles an art gallery, with an industrial touch, preserving the original purity of the building in visible parts.
Project name
Jorge Oculista
Architecture firm
Inception Architects Studio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Construction
Amaro Construções
Typology
Commercial › Retail
