Cais da Fontinha / Alexandre Burmester Arquitectos Associados

Courtesy of Alexandre Burmester Arquitectos Associados

Architects: Alexandre Burmester Arquitectos Associados - Alexandre Burmester, André Lopes Cardoso
Location: Margina de Gaia, ,
Client: Soarta – Soc. Imobiliária Soares da Costa, SA
Collaborators: Arch.s Jose Carlos Gonçalves, Fátima Burmester, Jorge Toscano
Completion: 2010
Area: 6,000 sqm
Coast: 4,000,000 €
Photographs: Courtesy of Alexandre Burmester Arquitectos Associados

   

Lagarteiro Neighborhood: Urban Renewal of Public Space / Domitianus Arquitectura

© Inês d’Orey

The public space project by of this unique urban neighbourhood comes at a time of re-foundation of the modern process, reflecting in its urban structure the main issues from the time it was done. In this housing complex, their design overcomes the idea of urban center, and instead, long sets of “bands” are adapting along the road structure, promoting advances and setbacks of buildings or misalignments in the implementation of several blocks, situations diversity, which take on greater meaning when incorporated into the structure of green frame. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Sao Cirilo Community Center / Nuno Valentim Arquitectura

© João Ferrand & Mariana Themudo

Architects: Nuno Valentim Arquitectura - Nuno Valentim, Frederico Eça
Location: Rua Barão de Forrester, Porto,
Collaborators: Paola Monzio, Joana Sarmento, Margarida Ramos
Completion: 2008
Area: 2215 sqm
Photographs: João Ferrand, Mariana Themudo 

   

Capela Creu / Nuno Valentim Arquitectura

© João Ferrand

Architects: Nuno Valentim Arquitectura – Nuno Valentim, Frederico Eça
Location: Rua Oliveira Monteiro, 562, Porto,
Area: 45 sqm
Photographs: João Ferrand

Outeiro House / EZZO

© João Ferrand

Architects: EZZO
Location: Porto,
Completion: 2011
Total Area: 165 sqm
Photographs: João Ferrand

‘Polikatoikea’ / Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares

Courtesy of Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares

Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares shared with us their first prize winning proposal in the open ideas competition organized by Origami Competitions. The competition focused on an empty plot in , , where they were asked to develop a fresh and contemporary residential proposal that could be spread through the city. ‘Polikatoikea’ does just that in seeking a compromise between a greek rule (polikatoika) and a swedish philosophy (ikea). More images and architects’ description after the break.