This architectural endeavor aimed to create a subtle interplay between preservation and innovation, not as a critique of the pre-existing structure but as a celebration of the two distinct eras of the building's construction.
Project name
Edifício A’mar
Location
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Romeu Ribeiro & José Pedro Marques
Interior design
Day By Day
Structural engineer
Filipe Kellen
Construction
Ondulavançar, Carpintaria Parente, Golacap
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In this project, as the inaugural space for a new retail footwear brand, the primary goal was to establish a unique identity through the interpretation of the brand's name, the product line to be marketed, and the target audience.
Project name
Walk With Me Store
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Romeu Ribeiro, José Pedro Marques
Collaborators
Pavlo Dobrovolskyi
Construction
Símbolos Neutros, Carpinbelo
Typology
Commercial › Retail
The assignment arose from the client's need to move an existing restaurant to a larger space, without losing some of the characteristics of the old venue - intimate, with green and wooden elements that confer the restaurant its own identity.
Project name
Restaurant 34
Location
Guimarães, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Romeu Ribeiro, José Pedro Marques
Structural engineer
Fortunato Novais