All started with the client’s desire to create a villa inspired by a series of science fiction cult cinema. This is what makes this project extraordinary, the possibility to rethink the way we see a house. Learning the philosophy behind this cult series led us into a journey of self-development based on Chinese traditional Taoísm.
Project name
Sky Base One
Architecture firm
Bespoke Architects
Location
Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Portugal
Design team
Alexandre Mendes, John Wilson, Elisabete Cardoso, Paulo Matias, Mauro Meireles, Savannah Salgueiro
Landscape
Jardim Vista, S.A.
Structural engineer
Artelapa – Engineering and Construction, Lda
Construction
Teifil - Empresa de Construção Civil, Lda
Material
Interior and Exterior Finishing: STO Ibérica. Windowframes: Jofebar, S.A. | Panoramah ah!38. Iron: Mendes & Faustino, Lda. Kitchen: Cozlux, Cozinhas e Equipamentos, Lda. Sanitaryware: Jee-O. Carpentry: Rigorobrigatório – Serviço de Carpintaria Unipessoal, Lda. Glass: Sultêmpera, Lda. Domotics: Novitae, Soluções Tecnológicas, Lda. Electricity and Lighting: Voltiled – Unipessoal, Lda. HVAC: NPTerm – Projectos e Instalações Térmica Lda. Lift: Eleve – Epicfuso, Lda
Client
Vision of Sky Base One provided by Spy Manor
Typology
Residential › Villa
TAEP/AAP: At the base of SOM’s award-winning Al Hamra Tower in the Central Business District of Kuwait City, this project reconfigures the existing exterior public spaces into a unified urban space that defines vehicular and pedestrian access, reutilizes and adapts large existing landscape elements, and creates several landmark elements to suppleme...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, João Morgado
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Elvino Domingos, Bruna Silva, Emanuel Grave, Lionel Estriga Diogo Monteiro, Duarte Correia, Iria Arriaga, João Costa, Mariana Neves, Matteo Missaglia, Nádia Luís
Collaborators
Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Luísa Calvo, Lionel Estriga, Mariana Neves, Federica Fortugno, Raquel Martins
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Bruno Simão, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro, Iria Arriaga
Lighting
Light Design Portugal
Supervision
ASBUILT; Bruno Rosa, Carlos Magalhães, Luís Baptista, Rúben Rodrigues, Vando Beldade
Typology
Mixed-Use › Canopy
