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Considering the roughness and the remoteness of this plot it would be difficult (and extremely expensive) to assemble construction yards for a traditional building. Thus, in this case, resorting to prefabricated structures was not just a choice, but the only efficient option we had to simplify the building process within such conditions.
Project name
Paradinha 11 Cabins in the Woods
Architecture firm
SUMMARY
Location
Aldeia da Paradinha, Alvarenga – Arouca [Coord: 40°56'03.8"N 8°10'22.0"W]
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
This project is about a Yoga Shala proposal submitted in an International Architecture Competition Call. The site is part of a mountain Yoga Retreat Complex located in a breathtaking forest region of central Portugal. The new Yoga Shala building is inspired from the Yoga philosophy, being a spiritual practice rather than a physical exercise.
Project name
Metamorphosis Yoga Shala in Portugal
Architecture firm
Yanniotis & Asociates | Architects & Consulting Engineers
Location
Amieira, Portugal
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Twinmotion
Situated in a natural shelter of a valley at the foot of the Serra da Estrela, close to the parish of Gonçalo, in a place also known locally by the name of Mora, this agricultural property has approximately 18ha of area, and is surrounded by a dense pine tree forest.
Project name
Casa NaMora (NaMora House)
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina, David Bilo
Location
Gonçalo, Guarda, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
The new MOOD - Medicina Dentária clinic, in the city of Maia has an area of approximately 80 sqm on the ground floor with extra space in the basement connected by stairs. Two interconnecting dental offices and respective support spaces (water closet and locker room), reception and waiting spaces are intended.
Project name
MOOD Medicina Dentária
Architecture firm
Tsou Arquitectos
Location
Rua D. Júlio Tavares Rebimbas, Maia, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
After acquiring a 592 sq/m site on one of the most characteristic avenues in the city of Oporto, the clients approached us with the intention of designing a collective housing building for the upper middle class, with two basic premises: the valorization of the site, and that all apartments be complemented with generous terraces.
Project name
The Avenue
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Porto, Portugal
Located in one of the prime areas of Porto, Miramar Tower is a habitable sculpture in the city. Standing out for its uniqueness in the landscape and for its proximity to the sea, Miramar Tower is similar to the buildings in Pasteleira Park to the north, in proportion and dimension, but otherwise completely distinctive in its concept approach.
Project name
Miramar Tower
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Location
Porto, Portugal
The Urban Park, with about 20 thousand square metres, will be the new green space that will include an artificial lake, a children's play area, a dog park, a table games area, fitness equipment, spaces for cultural events, a maintenance circuit and an amphitheatre for open-air shows. The planting of more than 800 trees and shrubs is planned, thus a...
Project name
Gondomar Urban Park
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Gondomar, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit
Located in the city center, in a place where once existed a building of great representativeness in the city's collective memory, the building emerges as an icon, which intends to continue the symbolic power of its predecessor, with the pretension of expressing a new modernity. The exoskeleton of the building is made up of cnc-cut aluminium plates,...
Project name
Bubble
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Gondomar, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Grasshopper