Novaoptica Optic Store / Tsou Arquitectos

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Floor Plan

Text description provided by the architects. The Novaóptica opticstore, is located in the historic city of Guimarães, Portugal. 

Novaoptica Optic Store / Tsou Arquitectos  - Table
© Nelson Garrido

The intervention aims to create a unified space, inviting and warm, balancing the narrow storefront and longitudinal space constraints.

Novaoptica Optic Store / Tsou Arquitectos  - Windows, Facade
© Nelson Garrido

The curvilinear lines allow to embed the program of the store into a single element that transforms itself according to the functional needs.

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© Nelson Garrido

The overall architectural concept merges the programatic and esthetical parameters into a single object.


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Address:Guimaraes, Portugal

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Cite: "Novaoptica Optic Store / Tsou Arquitectos " 15 Jan 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/466918/novaoptica-optic-store-tsou-arquitectos> ISSN 0719-8884

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