This project is born from the mansards rehabilitation of a 19th century building, with patrimonial value, located at the top of 8 de Maio Square, in the heart of Figueira da Foz.
Project name
Mansardas da Praça 8 de Maio
Location
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Diana Bizarro
Interior design
Susana Pires
Collaborators
Project Manager: Miguel Jordão. Safety: Genialmed - Vasco Parente. Acoustic Design: Tisem – Daniela Nicolau. Fluids Engineering : Tisem – Daniela Nicolau. Thermal Engineering: Atelier-42 - Cristina Pires
Structural engineer
SILVAS - Rui Rodrigues, Tisem - Emanuel Lopes, Fernando Ferreira
Lighting
Albano Gonçalves
Construction
APmanos, Barrôconstroi
Supervision
Estimativa Curiosa - Patrícia Silva
Typology
Residential Architecture › Apartments
The “Áurea housing” project had as its initial premise the concept of the golden ratio. It developed with the implantation of two golden rectangles and from then on, all spaces flowed naturally.
Project name
Habitação Áurea
Architecture firm
stu.dere - Oficina de Arquitetura e Design, Lda
Location
Amarante, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ulisses Costa
Construction
Edimarante, Sociedade de Construções, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the Algarve west coast, this luxurious Villa enjoys a privileged seafront location. The land has a steeply sloping topography, which has contributed to an extraordinary sun exposure.
Project name
Villa Fortaleza
Architecture firm
Vieira de Moura Architects
Location
Budens, Vila do Bispo (Algarve), Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Hugo Moura
Collaborators
Acoustic Design: Ac+Coger, Lda Fluids Engineering: Savec, Lda.
Structural engineer
Savec, Lda.
Landscape
Jardíssimo, Unipessoal Lda.
Lighting
Protega, Eletrotecnia, Lda.
Supervision
Veritate – Projetos e Fiscalização de Engenharia
Visualization
Vieira de Moura Architects
Construction
Sereno & Perfeito – Sociedade de Construções, Lda.
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in Quinta da Estrela which occupies a valley in Odemira, a landscape significantly altered over the last three decades.The slope surrounding the Quinta da Estrela house was removed to make way for a parking lot, isolating the building and causing structural issues due to the excavation.
Project name
Olaria Municipal
Architecture firm
ARDE Arquitetura + Design
Location
Quinta da Estrela, Odemira, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Daniel Pinho
Collaborators
Fluids Engineering: Paulo Ferreira. Thermal Engineering: Miguel Ferreira – certiterm. Visual identity: Daniel Pinho
Structural engineer
Paulo Ferreira
Lighting
Claudio Espirito Santo
Construction
Virgílio de Sousa Leal
Supervision
Rui Graça, Vitor Afonso
Material
Stone, concrete, glass, wood, brick
Typology
Public Space › Municipal Building
The “Salt Color House” is in front of the so-called Mira channel in Costa Nova do Prado. This place, due to the salinity of its waters and surrounding vegetation, the colors and odors that emanate, takes me back to my past, my parent’s house, where I grew up and lived for many years, under this atmosphere of marine nature.
Project name
Casa Cor de Sal
Architecture firm
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos LDA
Location
Costa Nova do Prado, Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Rómulo De Almeida Neto
Collaborators
Luís Barbeiro, Liliana Dias
Interior design
Rómulo Neto Arquitectos LDA
Structural engineer
José Lopes; Eng. João Pedro Festas; Lígia Santos; Norberto Presa
Construction
José Manuel de Jesus Capela
Typology
Residential › House
The building, located in the heart of Porto's historic center, stands as a testament to the end of the 19th century. Comprised of 5 floors, it is intended for housing on the upper floors and commerce on the upper floor. As the street where it is located (Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira) is perfectly delimited by a continuous urban front and, for the mo...
Project name
Edifício de Mouzinho da Silveira
Architecture firm
Diana Barros Arquitectura
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Diana Barros
Structural engineer
NCREP – Consultoria em reabilitação do edificado e património
Construction
Vilacelos – Construções S.A.
Typology
Residential › Apartments
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
The project is located in a rural and somewhat characterless area, where the green expanse of eucalyptus forests alternates with some isolated single-family homes, industrial warehouses, and even a school facility.
Project name
Casa Quase Verde
Architecture firm
PSB Arquitectos
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Pedro Santos Barbosa
Collaborators
Claudia Sofia Santos
Structural engineer
Losangódromo Engenharia
Typology
Residential › House
