Matosinhos: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Location

  Av. Menéres 461, 4450-162 Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Restoration

• Collaborators

  GEG, GPIC, Joaquim Viseu Engenharia

• Area

  740.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Luís Ferreira Alves

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• Architects

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Location

  Av. Menéres 461, 4450-201 Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Restoration

• Collaborators

  GEG, GPIC, Joaquim Viseu Engenharia

• Area

  4700.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Luís Ferreira Alves

This week, the Portuguese center for architecture Casa da Arquitectura (House of Architecture) celebrates the opening of its new premises in Matosinhos, Porto. In order to mark the occasion, the architecture museum has planned three days full of activities from the 17th to the 19th of November, with guided tours, performance, talks, music and films.

Within the new gallery spaces, Casa da Arquitectura will hold two exhibitions open to the public, including their inaugural exhibition Poder Arquitectura. Organised by the architects Jorge Carvalho, Pedro Bandeira and Ricardo Carvalho, the exhibition will be open until March 2018, with several talks and debates by national and international figures that have been involved in the exhibition scheduled to take place during this time.

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• Architects

  nu.ma | unipessoal

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  Nuno Silva

• Area

  220.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

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• Architects

  Marcelo Magalhaes, Paulo Silvestre

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Renovation

• Area

  323.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2010

The Boa Nova Tea House, one of Siza's earliest commissions, was awarded to him in 1956. His collaborator, Fernando Tavora, had won the competition for the project and passed it onto Alvaro Siza. Its location close to Siza's home town had its significance, especially due to the architect's intimate familiarity with the landscape. This is noticed in his incorporation of the rock formation, the ocean, and the greenery within the project, revealing a vivid understanding of the qualities of the local landscape. Alongside the Leça Swimming Pools, this project represents the foundation of Siza's architecture with a compelling regard for nature.

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• Architects

  Rui Cerqueira Barros

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Houses

• Design Team

  Rui Cerqueira Barros _ arch. - Cesar Barros _ eng. - Joaquim Barros _ eng. - Paulo Duval Sobreira _ arch. - Fernando Barbosa - Eugenio Pinto

• Construction

  JCA Construções

• Area

  160.0 m2

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  José Campos

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• Architects

  Luísa Valente

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Religious Architecture

• Project Year

  2009

• Photographs

  Rui Correia

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• Architects

  Álvaro Siza Vieira

• Location

  Leça de Palmeira, Portugal

• Category

  swimming pool

• Architect

  Alvaro Siza

• References

  Galinsky, Architecture Projects

• Project Year

  1966

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• Architects

  A+R arquitectos

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  clinic

• Project Team

  Ana Vieira, Ricardo Freitas, Couto Silva, Fernando Vaguinho

• Area

  950.0 m2

• Project Year

  2010

• Photographs

  Nelson Garrido

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• Architects

  ADA - Atelier de Arquitectura

• Location

  Leça de Palmeira, Porto, Portugal

• Category

  Offices

• Main Architect

  Jorge Teixeira

• Project Manager

  Alberto Dias Ribeiro

• Structural Engineering

  EngiPortugal

• Electrical Engineering

  Apotema

• Environmental Engineer

  Engitek

• Client

  TENSAI

• Main Contractor

  Constexpert

• Hidraulics Engineer

  Luis Ferreira

• Acoustics Concultant

  Engitek

• Area

  650.0 m2

• Project Year

  2009

• Photographs

  Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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• Architects

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Parking

• Architect

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Engineering

  Carla Martins

• Client

  Câmara Municipal Matosinhos

• Project Year

  2007

• Photographs

  Leonardo Finotti

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• Architects

  A2G Arquitectura - ângela frias e gonçalo dias arquitectos lda

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Apartments

• Project Architect

  ângela frias, gonçalo dias

• Client

  Simus Investimentos Imobiliarios

• Start Of Planning

  2003

• Start Of Construction

  2005

• Area

  890.0 m2

• Project Year

  2007

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• Architects

  Guilherme Machado

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Public Architecture

• Architect

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Graphic Design

  Ezzo Design

• Structural Engineer

  José Basto Lino

• Electrical Engineer

  Alexandre Martins

• Client

  Matosinhos City Hall

• Construction

  2004-2006

• Contractor

  Domingos Carvalho S.A.

• Budget

  600.000 EURO (US $888.240)

• Area

  760.0 m2

• Project Year

  2006

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• Architects

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Location

  Matosinhos, Portugal

• Category

  Restaurants & Bars

• Architect

  Guilherme Machado Vaz

• Structural & Hydraulic Engineer

  Carla Martins

• Electrical Engineer

  Pedro Sanches

• Client

  Matosinhos City Hall

• Construction

  2004-2005

• Contractor

  Norasil

• Budget

  200.000 EURO (US $296.080)

• Area

  220.0 m2

• Project Year

  2005