Bernardo Menezes
Portfolio
University projects 2005 / 2009 S. Domingos mine museum
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Complex of luxury housing
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Carnide theater
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WINNER - Urban regeneration in Lisbon
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Xabregas student residence
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Daphne house expansion
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Course 2009 51st Course on Palladian Architecture, Vicenza 1
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S. Domingos village, Portugal
The challenge proposed was to design a museum
S. DOMINGOS MINE MUSEUM
to the deactivated mine of S. Domingos, which is located in
2008/2009
Alentejo close to the border with the Spain. There are three main elements to be considered in this site: the industrial ruins, the old village and a transformed territory.
The S. Domingos village, more precisely the Corta
(a big excavation), is set as the best place to locate the museum. Here was the centre of the copper extraction. We’re facing a fascinating site because of its huge dimension; the relation between the water and the steep topography; and finally the different colours and textures.
This place conducted the creation of a museum as
a unique and serene space in order to enhance the strong landscape experience that the context offers.
Conceptually, the interior of the museum is embraced
by a compact concrete layer, inside where people circulate. This way, from the exterior it equals the qualities of weight and mass present in the surrounding rock excavation.
The building is designed as a monolithic volume; its
structure is composed by a central rigid core and structural walls. The art galleries are displayed around the central core and are illuminated by patios. The floor height varies alternately as well as its patio dimensions. This way the facade gains a dynamic variation that implies a sense of movement. 3
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Section 01
Section 02
North elevation
West elevation
Basement floor plan
First floor plan
Third floor plan
Fifth floor plan
Ground floor plan
Second floor plan
Fourth floor plan
Sixth floor plan
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Museum vertical section
Patio vertical section
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Lisbon, Portugal
The site for the new Complex of Luxury Housing,
COMPLEX OF LUXURY HOUSING
next to the BasĂlica da Estrela (cathedral) and the Jardim da
2007/2008
Estrela (public garden), is situated in an important area of Lisbon’s historical centre, the Estrela neighbourhood. The introduction of a new building into this context poses questions of integration with the eighteenth century cathedral.
In order to redesign the urban space, the new
L-shaped building will fit into a gap within the existing housing block. It respects the continuity of the two streets, while still enabling the people who pass by to cross under it. The weight of the building is distributed on the sloped topography through five points that serve as vertical circulation.
The main concept of the project is to provide an
exterior private space for each house and position all the houses towards the best view, namely the cathedral and the Tejo river. There are two types of housing typologies; the duplex T4 flats are positioned on the first three floors, while the T0 studios are on the last two floors. The roof terraces are exposed to direct sunlight and a panoramic view to the city as it descends towards the Tejo river.
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First floor plan
Fourth floor plan
Fifth floor plan
Second floor plan
Southwest elevation
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Section detail at duplex tipology
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Lisbon, Portugal
The site for the new theatre is in the edge between a
CARNIDE THEATRE
small historical centre and high buildings. The urban design
2007/2008
of the historical centre indicates how the building is placed, parallel to the long and narrow streets, forming a patio with the same proportions. A pedestrian street, in the continuity of Mestra’s alley is created to connect the town square, passing through the theatre entrance, with the public garden. The ‘black box’ theatre’s volume is located on the east side of the building as a transition of scale between the small houses and the high buildings, while the gallery space and the study room are located on the west side. A covered entrance extends the interior foyer and café, and also serves as a crossing point in Mestra’s alley.
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Ground floor plan
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North elevation
Longitudinal section
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Lisbon, Portugal
Winner, project chosen by the local government of Lisbon.
MASTERPLAN-URBAN REGENERATION IN CARNIDE
Urban regeneration plan for an area of illegal genesis in
2007/2008
Carnide, Lisbon. Goals: -Create a simple proposal of easy execution to serve the population; -Solve the local traffic and pedestrian circulation; -Improve the quality of public space; -Connect the new masterplan with the future expansion of the surrounding technological centre; -Reinforce the street environment: neighborhood feeling, proximity and community. Create: -community kitchen gardens with pedestrian crossing paths -back street to solve the local traffic -sidewalk -car parking -new commercial buildings for local development and residential buildings with commerce on the ground floor - new square to gather the population
TEAM | Bernardo Menezes Carlos Santos Cristina Delgado Francisco Costa Nadia Dolbeth Nuno Martins
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Lisbon, Portugal
The site for the new Student Residence is located
XABREGAS STUDENT RESIDENCE
in Xabregas, an old industrial zone of Lisbon, close to Tejo
2006/2007
River. A harbour for shipping containers, an industrial railway and a high speed road cut the city off from the river. The existing complex of old factory and storage buildings forms a horizontal platform that contrasts with a few high grain silos.
The design for the new building takes into account
this characteristic of contrasting heights. A 12m wide s-shaped structure sits atop a ground floor base, which houses all social facilities, such as the library, study room, laundry room, retail area, gymnasium and handball court. The whole structure culminates in a 50m tower at the north end and also contains student housing. The design of the structure has the added advantage of freeing up considerable ground space for the city. One of the enclosed squares that is created by the s-shape can be used as a meeting point. It is also a connection between the city and the river.
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First floor plan
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Longitudinal section
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California, United States
The Daphne house is a symmetrical arrangement of
DAPHNE HOUSE EXPANSION
a sleeping wing and a general living wing that are related by
2005/2006
an entrance space behind which is a screened kitchen area. The wings flank a large swimming pool which is the major feature in the design.
The project is an addition to the house and is
composed of two spaces, the space of the material and the space of light. The new addition is located in the north-eastern part of the house nest to the swimming pool. A volume with the width of the swimming pool is placed within an excavated area aligned by the two wings of the house. An expanse of water is displayed in order to make a smooth transition from the old house to the new addition.
On the ground level, there is a space all covered with
slate, cut in 4cm slabs and piled up the walls, floor and ceiling. Below the ground level, there is a space illuminated by the reflection of sun light on the surrounding exterior space.
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Longitudinal section
Ground floor plan
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Vicenza, Italia
51st Course on Palladian Architecture
Palladio, with lectures and visits to all Palladio’s works in the
MEET PALLADIO
Veneto.
Institute course lasting two weeks on Andrea
The villas include: the Foscari villa (‘La Malcontenta’)
at Mira, the Arnaldi and Trissino villas at Meledo, villa Pisani
29th August - 5th September 2009
at Bagnolo, villa Godi in Lonedo, villa Barbaro at Maser, Villa Emo at Fanzolo, villa Cornaro at Piombino Dese, villa Caldogno at Caldogno, villa Porto at Molina, villa Capra (‘La Rotonda’) in Vicenza, Villa Gazzotti at Bertesina, villa Thiene at Quinto Vicentino, villa Chiericati at Vancimuglio, Villa Poiana at Poiana Maggiore, villa Pisani in Montagnana and villa Badoer in Fratta Polesine.
The Palladian buildings in Venice are the church of
the Redeemer and the San Giorgio complex, while those in Vicenza include the palazzi Civena, Thiene and Barbaran da Porto, the palazzi da Porto and Thiene Bonin Longare, palazzo Porto in piazza Castello, palazzo Valmarana, palazzo Chiericati, casa Cogollo, the Valmarana chapel, the Olympic Theatre, the Basilica Palladiana, and the Loggia del Capitaniato.
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Casa Cogollo
Villa Duodo a Monselice - Vincenzo Scamozzi
Villa Malcontenta
Villa Rotonda
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