The local government challenged us to design a new pedestrian and cycling crossing between the banks of Vagos and Sousa. The old bridge, built on June 27, 1855, and closed in 1978, is currently in ruins and should be preserved as an integral part of the landscape and the historical memory of the site.
Project name
Travessia Ciclável E Pedonal Sobre A Ponte De Fareja- Requalificação Da Antiga Ponte De Fareja (Pedestrian And Cycling Crossing Over The Fareja Bridge – Requalification Of The Old Fareja Bridge)
Architecture firm
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos
Location
Vagos, Aveiro, Portugal
Principal architect
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos
Collaborators
Liliana Dias
Structural engineer
Eng. Pedro Grave
Construction
MWT Metalworking Technologies
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Typology
Industrial › Bridge
This house confronts one of the most important arteries in the city - the National Road EN109. Since it is designed for a residential use, the architectural piece is materialized in a uniform body which, through its shape and arrangement, protects itself from the busy road.
Project name
House 109 (Casa 109)
Architecture firm
Frari - architecture network
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Maria João Fradinho
Design team
César Pereira, Ana Rita Luís
Structural engineer
Pedro Tavares - Engenharia de Projectos, Coordenação de Segurança e Direcção de Obras Lda
Landscape
Jardins e Exteriores - Arthur Pereira
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The project was developed from the moment we accepted the invitation made by the Câmara Municipal of Vagos, to remodel a deactivated primary school, reproduced throughout our country on a large scale in the 20th century, between 1941 and 1969, at the time of the ‘Estado Novo’. We converted it into a training center for the development and promotion...
Project name
Nautical Sports Development Promotion Center
Architecture firm
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos
Location
Praia da Vagueira, Vagos, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Rómulo Neto
Structural engineer
Arq.º Rómulo Neto (architecture and exterior arrangements). Arq.ª Liliana Dias (architecture 3d). Arq.ª Estagiária Inês Veríssimo (designer 2d). Eng.º Rafael Ascensão (electrical project). Eng.º João Pedro Festas (Structure project / Acoustic project / Sanitation project / Water project / Gas project / Rainwater project). Eng.º Ligia Santos (thermal project).
Construction
AVEIRIA Empreendimentos Imobiliários Lda
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Educational Architecture
