Araja Studio: Casa Calma is located in a pine forest near the beach, and its main purpose was to serve as a refuge from the more chaotic life of the city centre.
Architecture firm
Araja Studio
Location
Almada, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Principal architect
Ricardo Lopes
Design team
Ricardo Lopes
Collaborators
Ricardo Lopes
Civil engineer
GlobalArte
Structural engineer
GlobalArte
Construction
Amorim & Ponte
Material
Concrete, Brick, Stucco, Aluminium, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
In this project, the studio explored for the first time a three-dimensional prefabricated and modular system based on U-shaped reinforced concrete pieces, which are grouped and overlapped according to the program's needs.
Project name
Prefabricated Kindergartens in Lisbon
Architecture firm
SUMMARY
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra I FG + SG
Principal architect
Samuel Gonçalves
Design team
Inês Rodrigues, João Meira, Sara Perfetti, Adina Staicu
Built area
760 m² + 760 m² + 570 m² + 570 m²
Civil engineer
FTS, Technical Solutions
Structural engineer
FTS, Technical Solutions
Environmental & MEP
FTS, Technical Solutions
Construction
Prefabrication and Assembly: Farcimar, Soluções em Pré-Fabricados de Betão
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Glass
Typology
Eduvational › Kindergarten, Nursery
Casa Morena is situated on a plot with verdant pine trees, a place where the view becomes lost in the green of the surrounding area and the immense blue of a bay.
Architecture firm
Mário Martins Atelier
Photography
Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Principal architect
Mário Martins
Design team
Nuno Colaço; Sónia Fialho; Susana Jóia; Mariana Franco; Ana Graça
Structural engineer
Nuno Grave Engenharia
Landscape
HB-Hipolito Bettencourt - Arquitectura Paisagista, Lda.
Construction
Marques Antunes Engenharia Lda
Typology
Residential › House
Embodying the architectural attributes of Northern Gulf architecture of privacy and discretion, the White Fortress is enveloped by towering, thick walls that offer protection from the harsh climate and arid surroundings, while enclosing a serene and inviting interior.
Project name
White Fortress
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Carla Barroso, Alba Duarte, Telmo Rodrigues, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Elvino Domingos, Emanuel Grave, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Lionel Estriga, Pedro Miranda
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Nelson Ferreira, Luís Esteves
Interior design
Leonor Barata Feyo, Carolina Grave
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
AsBuilt - Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
Sabater House exhibits an intriguing dichotomy: a white house, essentially minimalist, with a layout and implementation that integrates it much more into its surroundings than one might expect. The combination of influences from the modernity of Álvaro Siza and the sculptural forms of Andreu Alfaro helps explain how Sabater House manages to be simu...
Project name
Casa Sabater
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG. Video: Jesús Orrico
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre, Estefanía Soriano
Design team
Fran Silvestre, Estefanía Soriano
Collaborators
Vicente Ramos (Technical Architect of the Project). María Masià | Collaborating Architect. Pablo Camarasa | Collaborating Architect. Ricardo Candela | Collaborating Architect. Sevak Asatrián | Collaborating Architect.. Carlos Lucas | Collaborating Architect José María Ibañez | Business developer CCG y México. Andrea Baldo | Collaborating Architect. Paloma Feng | | Collaborating Architect. Paco Chinesta | Collaborating Architect. Javi Herrero | Collaborating Architect. Gino Brollo | Collaborating Architect. Angelo Brollo | Collaborating Architect. Paco Chinesta | Collaborating Architect. Anna Alfanjarín | Collaborating Architect. Laura Bueno | Collaborating Architect. Toni Cremades | Collaborating Architect. David Cirocchi | Collaborating Architect. Gabriela Schinzel | Collaborating Architect. Nuria Doménech | Collaborating Architect. Andrea Raga | Collaborating Architect. Olga Martín | Collaborating Architect. Víctor González | Collaborating Architect. Pepe Llop | Collaborating Architect. Alberto Bianchi | Collaborating Architect. Lucía Domingo | Collaborating Architect. Alejandro Pascual | Collaborating Architect. Pablo Simò | Collaborating Architect. Juana Hecker | Collaborating Architect. Ana de Pablo | Financial & Administration Dept. Director. Sara Atienza | Marketing & PR Dept. Director. Valeria Fernandini | Financial Department. Sandra Mazcuñán | Management Department. Kateryna Spuziak | Marketing Department. Julián Garcia | Graphic Designer
Interior design
Alfaro Hofmann
Structural engineer
Estructuras Singulares
Environmental & MEP
Mechanisms Jung zero, Air conditioning. Daikin
Lighting
Coves in false ceiling. LED linear luminaire
Construction
Construcciones Sola
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Beach house, located among the pine forests and rice fields of Comporta, set in sand dunes, in a place of great natural beauty and strength of fauna and flora. The center of inspiration was the deserted and wild beaches of the region and the reproduction of this environment, with dunes and vegetation.
Project name
COMPORTA 107
Architecture firm
dEMM arquitectura
Location
Comporta, Portugal
Photography
FG+SG | Fernando Guerra
Principal architect
Paulo Fernandes Silva, Diana Fernandes Silva
Design team
Paulo Fernandes Silva, Diana Fernandes Silva
Collaborators
Isabela Neves, José Urzal
Interior design
dEMM arquitectura
Structural engineer
Gepec
Supervision
dEMM arquitectura
Visualization
dEMM arquitectura
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Treated Pine, Limestone, Corten Stee
Typology
Residential › House
Zahara de los Atunes is one of those places where the ordinary becomes exceptional. Every day has its sunrise and sunset, but the way it happens in this unique place is difficult to describe. With this starting point, the architecture is arranged almost like a mechanism to protect ourselves while capturing the spectacle offered by our surroundings....
Project name
Casa En El Aire (House On The Air)
Architecture firm
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.Valencia
Location
Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz, Spain
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Jesús Orrico
Principal architect
Fran Silvestre
Design team
Fran Silvestre, Estefanía Soriano and Carlos Lucas
Collaborators
Estefanía Soriano; Carlos Lucas; Francisco José Jiménes Jiménes | Technical Architect of the Project; Yunestortolero; María Masià, Pablo Camarasa, Ricardo Candela, Sevak Asatrián, José María Ibañez | Business Developer CCG and Mexico, Jose Manuel Arnao, Andrea Baldo, Paloma Feng, Javi Herrero, Paco Chinesta, Gino Brollo, Angelo Brollo, Anna Alfanjarín, Laura Bueno, Toni Cremades, David Cirocchi | Collaborating Architect, MArch, Architecture and Design Gabriela Schinzel, | Collaborating Architect, MArch Architecture and Design, Nuria Doménech, Andrea Raga, Olga Martín, Víctor González, Pepe Llop, Alberto Bianchi, Lucía Domingo, Alejandro Pascual, Pablo Simò, Ana de Pablo, Sara Atienza | Marketing and Communication Department. Valeria Fernandini | Financial Department Sandra Mazcuñán | Management Department Kateryna Spuziak | Marketing Department Julián Garcia | Graphic Designer
Interior design
Alfaro Hofmann
Structural engineer
Estructuras Singulares
Construction
Atlanterra Proyectos
Typology
Residential › House
Inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula have a long-standing tradition of leaving the cities on holidays often traveling to the seaside or to the desert to set up temporary infrastructures and spend quality time with their families. The Tent residence conceptually recreates this idea of a family gathering under a lightweight and discrete shelter struc...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Telmo Rodrigues, Carla Barroso, Abdullahziz Al Kandahari, Fábio Guimarães, Alba Duarte, António Brigas, António Gorjão, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Gonçalo Silva, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Mariana Neves, Maysi Vasquez, Pedro Batista, Pedro Miranda, Raquel Martins, Sofia Teixeira
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Luísa Calvo
Interior design
Leonor Feyo, Carolina Grave, Estrela Nunes, Luísa Calvo
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
ASBUILT Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
