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Architects: Aires Mateus
- Area: 4700 m²
- Year: 2009
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Photographs:João Morgado
Text description provided by the architects. The plot assimilates a sequence of different levels, that can be seen from the higher city, in different points and moments. Its position marks the transition between the urban landscape of the city of Santo Tirso, and the natural landscape of a cultivated valley.
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The project is conceived starting from these existing values: the topography and the border condition.
![Santo Tirso Call Center / Aires Mateus - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5009/1c95/28ba/0d27/a700/1897/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414077275)
A clear system is organized inside “telluric” volumes gravitating around a big central space. The patios and openings between the volumes register the experience of light during the day.
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