Diogo da Costa Sanches
25 Septembre 1994
sanchesdiogo25@gmail.com
+351 913 789 940
My name is Diogo Sanches and I have a degree in architecture from the Department of Architecture - D’Arq - of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. Throughout my academic career, I have had the opportunity to experiment with projects of different scales and to develop a particular interest in construction.
The interest in materiality and the desire to understand, in detail, the compositional relationship between materials, emerged from the beginning, but it is now, after an intense and varied professional experience, when it is consolidated as one of the aspects that I most appreciate and try to develop in architecture. Space, the stage for human events, needs material to build an environment in which the actors interpret the scenes of everyday life. The texture of the materials, the color and the smell shape the atmosphere of the space, transmitting different sensations to the interpreters. The experience of space and the elements that contribute to its composition is a stimulating activity that I am very interested in exploring.
Primary and High School
2000/2012 - Colégio da Rainha Santa Isabel, Coimbra College
2012/2020 - Master in Architecture, D’arq - F.C.T.U.C. Exchange Programme
2017/2018 - Convénios - Facultad de Diseño, Urbanismo y Arquitectura de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
2021 - (May) Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design.
2021/2022 - Professional Internship IEFP - Luisa Bebiano Studio.
2022 - (July) Beginning of the internship for access to the Architects Bar.
2018/2019 - CASA - Coimbra Architecture Summer Atelier. With Void I group, under DEPA Architects’s tuttelage.
2021 - Projectar com Archicad - (Learning Archicad) - Formation given by the Architects Bar.
2022 - Estatuto e Deontologia - (Status and Ethics) - Formation given by the Architects Bar, integrated in the internship to acess the Bar.
2014/2016 - 50 years of the Portuguese Architecture, Cité de l’Architecture & du Patrimoine, Paris, France.
2015/2016 - TAPE - Trabalhos Apresentados a Projecto para Exposição.
(Works Submitted to Project for Exhibition). D’arq - F.C.T.U.C.
2022 - 232º Celsius - Former factory Coimbra Editora, Coimbra, Portugal. With Luisa Bebiano Studio.
2016/2017 - HAB Coimbra - Reabilitação de três adros na Baixa de Coimbra Ideas contest promoted by Há Baixa. In collaboration with: Manuel Vilaça and Pedro Miranda.
2021 - Sleeping Pods On a Cliff. Ideas conteste promoted by BeeBreeders
2017/2018 - Cadernos D’arq 2010-2016. Ensino de Arquitectura e Design e Multimédia no Departamento de Arquitectura da F.C.T.U.C.
2020 - Curar e Cuidar. Práticas de Reabilitação de Património Hospitalar do séc. XX. Paulo Providência, João Branco, Ana Tostões.
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The intervention area is located in Rua da Sofia, and its immediate surroundings are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, where a significant number of 16th century schools are located.
In the first phase, it is planned to design an access and articulation structure between Rua da Sofia and Rua de Aveiro, called Urban Anti-Object.
In the second phase, the objective is related to the interpretation of the local urban phenomenon through the arrangement of volumes and spaces, designing collective housing for 21 families. In addition to the spaces that make up a dwelling, the proposed program foresees the integration of mixed collective spaces (private, semi-private and public), work and production spaces, stores and services, accesses and outdoor free spacesplayground.
Two access points within the block; The red color of the corten steel is used to highlight the access points;
Simplicity of construction.
Stopping points; Linking elements of the route; Material composition chosen so that the 16th century schools remain as protagonists.
Transparency of the glass.
Module
Metal structure - H-profile; Translucent glass cladding; PanoramAH 38 fixed and swiveling metal frame; Zinc sheet roof; Solid walnut parquet inside, nailed and glued; False ceiling of 15 mm water-repellent plasterboard, knauf type.
Definition of Rua da Sofia and Rua João Machado with two residential buildings;
Platform that encompasses the entire area, on which the residential buildings rise and below which the public programs operate;
The platform is cut in two places: above the playground and in front of the church of Santa Justa;
Structure of concrete pillars, with 220 mm brick masonry walls; concrete slab;
Ventilated facade - exterior cladding of prefabricated concrete slabs supported by metal parts;
Interior flooring of solid walnut parquet, nailed and glued; 60 mm screed leveling layer; hydraulic underfloor heating; 80 mm rock wool acoustic insulation; mortar leveling layer and backfill with water-repellent additive;
PanoramAH 38 for sliding, fixed and revolving doors bolted to a tubular metal profile;
70 mm masonry interior walls clad with knauf type plasterboard, support and fixing for knauf type plasterboard;
False ceiling of 15 mm knauf type water-repellent plasterboard, supported by knauf type galvanized steel suspenders.
The exercise aims to design a multifunctional building, with a total gross area of about 6000 m2, intended as a cultural and artistic center. The program foresees the integration of spaces such as: rehearsal rooms (dance, music and theater), exhibition halls, an artists’ residence, a store, an educational center and a Blackbox. The problem of a large-scale program aims to address the different scales and issues of architectural design: from the strategy of urban insertion and the conceptual structure of the building to the characterization of the spaces and their constructive details.
Connect the settlement area, near the Central Canal, with the rest of the city, designing the buildings according to the most important urban orientations;
Create spaces for social interaction, creation and artistic appreciation on the banks of the Ria de Aveiro;
4 buildings, each with a different function: Educational Center, Museum, School of Dance, Music and Theater, and Blackbox;
Brick is used for the exterior cladding, due to its abundance in the typical constructions of the area, such as the former Jerónimo Pereira de Campos factory, as well as the Aveiro university campus, where this material establishes a unity between the different buildings;
Concrete is used in the foundations of the proposal, unifying the first floor, common to the different buildings, as well as in two buildings of the Cultural and Artistic Center.
Concrete slab; Klinker Covadonga natural brick 220 x 105 x 48mm; Regularization in concrete; Waterproof tarpaulin;
False wall/ceiling 15mm knauf type; Drainage cover floradrain type + geotextile; Filter cover + safety net; Slime gutter; Basic footing; Cleaning concrete; Gravel backfill; 1st overburden layer; 2nd overburden layer; Dense bituminous mix;
Metal profile HSS RHS 300 x 200 x 16mm
Metal profile I (same) 50 x 50 x 50 x 5 mm; 130 x 130 x 16 mm; 100 x 100 x 1 mm; 160 x 160 x 15 mm
Metal profile UPN 100; Wooden frame;
Stainless anodized aluminum plate;
Thermal insulation type XPS 80mm; Metal support and support piece for external masonry walls; Walnut wood floor;
Wooden structure for laying the floor; Granite cladding.
The intervention area is located near the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The site was chosen by each group of students, depending on the program they were going to develop and the objectives proposed for the project.
The objective of the exercise is to think of a building, in this case a museum, that only works at night. With this in mind, the intention is to design the space with artificial light as the main conditioning factor: its color, shape and intensity. The starting point is a 12 x 12 x 12 m cube, from which the interior will be designed according to the assigned program. The material and constructive definition of the building was only necessary if it was fundamental for the design of the lighting project, as it is in this case. Otherwise, it only remained to design the interior spaces and the respective detailed definition of the planned lighting.
Light cube over the water, accessible by a footbridge;
Ground floor with bar and terrace, in visual relation with the river;
2 floors with exhibition rooms;
Interior LED lighting with different colors and intensities; White exterior lighting/colored interior lighting.
This work, developed as a master’s degree final project, is part of the CuCa_RE research, under the coordination of Phd. Ana Tostões, which aims to study hospital buildings in Portugal in the twentieth century, and to develop a manual of good rehabilitation practices for this type of buildings.
The study focuses mainly on the central region of the country, which highlights Dr. Bissaya Barreto, a physician and politician who dedicated most of his life to the defense and protection of pregnant women and children, and who was responsible for the construction of a wide range of hospital facilities on the coastal edge of the central region of Portugal.
The intervention area is located in Penacova, a village in the Beira Litoral of the central region of Portugal, near the Mondego River. Specifically, the building under study is the former Preventório de Penacova, for which a rehabilitation proposal is being developed.
Repaving of Conselheiro Fernando de Mello street, probably the oldest street in town;
Restoration of some buildings of historical and/or architectural value along Conselheiro Fernando de Mello street (p.60);
Demolition of empty buildings with no historical and/or architectural value or interest, as well as those considered obstacles to the integration and relationship of the old Preventório with the landscape and surroundings;
Redefine the limits of Monte da Guia to what it would have been in the 1930s;
Within this new boundary, a structure of concrete walls and platforms is designed to consolidate the support of the buildings located there: the old chapel of the Health Center and the old Preventório.
Restoration of the original form of the building: cleaning of post1930 additions and replacement of removed or altered elements; Reinterpretation of missing elements, considered important for the reading and understanding of the original form of the building - wooden or iron frames and wooden partitions by architect Luis Benavente;
Restoration, as far as possible taking into account the proposed program, of the composition and spatial and material characterization;
The space of the former chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guia is restored and the memory of its existence is respected as much as possible, being used as a small auditorium for cultural activities (e.g. concerts);
12 rooms spread over 2 floors;
2 dining rooms on the upper floor, with access to a terrace, integrating a catering program independent of the hotel.
Under the concrete structure is a spa, accessible from inside the hotel or from the outside, to the east, next to the Manuel Emídio da Silva viewpoint;
The spa program was conceived as a journey, a succession of spaces, influenced by the architect Peter Zumthor and the Vals Thermes;
A controlled relationship with the landscape; Reinforced concrete was chosen as a contemporary interpretation of the existing stone retaining walls in the area, an abundant material in the region, which forms several rocky outcrops; Stereotomy of concrete on vertical wooden slats, a reference to the Mondego bookstore, a rocky outcrop of vertical slats, very close to the site.
1 - gravel de 150mm
2 - geotextil screen
3 - boulder 50mm
4 - gravel layer 100mm
5 - tout-venant 100mm
6 - compacted soil
7 - waterproofing screen
8 - base in concrete
9 - reinforced concrete 220mm
10 - thermal insulation 80mm
11 - reinforced concrete wall 300mm
12 - layer form 100mm
13 - waterproof micro-cement
14 - waterproofing layer 30mm
15 - water collection point
16 - prefabricated concrete part
17 - concrete structure connection profile
18 - iron fittings to support and connect the concrete structures
19 - prefabricated concrete piece for the roof finishing
20 - lawn
21 - vegetation cover
22 - drainage cover
23 - geotextile 20mm
24 - concrete leveling
25 - concrete slab 300mm
26 - prefabricated concrete slab
27 - steel brickslot
28 - precast concrete box
29 - concrete pavers 100mm
30 - concrete bearing wall 300mm
31 - direct stone foundation
32 - direct concrete foundation
33 - pre-existing concrete wall
34 - stone wall
35 - hydraulic lime plastering mortar SECIL HL5
36 - fixed carpentry OTTOSTUMM W75 TB
37 - wooden floor 30mm
38 - thermal insulation 100mm
39 - wooden trolley 50x100mm
40 - concrete slab
41 - thermal insulation 70mm
42 - birch plywood panel 15mm thick
43 - wooden trolley 70x40mm
44 - pre-existing concrete slab
45 - concrete slab
46 - wooden frame
47 - wooden bed base
48 - wooden platform
49 - concrete
50 - slate panels
51 - concrete band
52 - wooden beam 150x45mm
53 - wooden dowel 150x45mm
54 - VIROC double plate white color
55 - thermal insulation 100mm
56 - zinc roof cladding
57 - gutter
58 - solid wood board 50mm
59 - UPE 400 profile
60 - wooden beam 100x1200mm
61 - metal support and connecting piece for wooden beam
62 - wooden plinth
63 - wooden trolley 60x40mm
64 - VIROC triple plate white color
65 - thermal insulation 60mm
66 - wooden beam 100x250mm
67 - wooden dowel 100x250
Concursos
Contest promoted by BeeBreeders
Seeking shelter is a natural human instinct. The threat of bad weather and wild animals led humans to discover ways to protect themselves, using the natural resources available around them to build their shelter. Thus appeared the “primitive hut “1, the first representation of man’s transforming action on the natural elements for his benefit. This gesture also symbolizes the beginning of the evolution of architecture.
To this end, the shelter is designed from a module of 125 cm x 125 cm, the standard size of plywood boards, with the aim of reducing construction costs, avoiding as much as possible the manufacture of “custom-made” pieces. The volume is cut at two points: at the entrance, creating a small vestibule, and at the balcony, allowing the creation of a small, more private outdoor living space. The interior space is clad in light wood, which contrasts with the darker color of the wood chosen for the exterior, similar to that of the surrounding pine trees.
The relationship between the interior and exterior of the shelter is reduced, in order to distinguish the interior sensory experience -more intimate and reflective- from the exterior one -more physical and sharing with nature. In this way, the shelter becomes more flexible, since from the inside there is no intentional visual relationship with the landscape, allowing it to be placed anywhere in the enclosure, as requested by the program, maintaining only the zenithal link with the treetops, present everywhere, through the skylight. The adaptability of this module is also marked by the way it clings to the ground: four pillars support the module, allowing it to adapt to the topography and approach the ground only at the entrance.
Through a simple design and the use of local materials, this shelter aims to highlight and emphasize the way Moses Valley Yoga Retreat2 understands the body’s relationship with nature: sensory, emotional and inspiring.
Perimeter Walls
Dark pine vertical boards 50 x 295 x 15mm
Wooden structure 30 x 30mm
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Wooden structure 50 x 100mm
Thermal insulation - cork 100mm
Plywood panel 1250 x 2500mm
Partition Walls
Plywood panel 1250 x 2500 x 15mm
Wooden frame 60 x 60mm
Thermal insulation - cork 60mm
Plywood panel 1250 x 2500 x 15mm
Flooring
Plywood floor 1250 x 1250 x 15mm
Wooden frame 30 x 30mm
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Wooden beam 50 x 100mm
Thermal insulation - cork 100mm
Wooden frame 30 x 30mm
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Dark pine planks 15mm
Ceiling
Plywood panel 1250 x 1250 x 15mm
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Wooden beams 50 x 100mm
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Waterproofing membrane
Thermal insulation - cork 30mm
Dark pine planks 15mm
Main Structure
Wooden beams 120 x 120 x 520mm
Substructure
Wooden beams 30 x 30 x 520mm
Wooden beams 30 x 30 x 295mm
Wooden beams 60 x 60 x 295mm
Foundation
Concrete block
Steel structure bolted to timber structure
For two years I had the opportunity to work on several projects with very different contexts, from architecture to exhibitions and even cinema. In these projects I was able to work at different scales, from the preliminary study to the licensing, through the execution project and technical assistance. Throughout the development of the different projects, numerous models were elaborated in addition to drawings at different scales, which allowed the development of more appropriate solutions adapted to each place and circumstance.
The works developed in the cinema were a surprise for me, not being a novelty in the workshop where I developed them with the architects Luisa Bebiano, Mário Carvalhal, Henrique Pimentel, Nuno Maia, Dalmiro Cabrera and Mara Nogueira. The work developed in the field of cinema by Luisa Bebiano Studio began some years ago and constitutes a constant practice parallel to that of architecture, with impressive results. Being part of this team and having lived this experience has been, without a doubt, one of the most important in my training as an architect.
As it is not impossible to show all the works, here I show you some of them.
Team Photo by Inês Moura
Execution Project
Model of the main structure 1/20
Model 1/20
Floor plans and Section of the pre-existing building scale-free
Floor plans and sections of the proposal scale-free
Proposal floor plan scale-free
Section B of the pre-existing scale-free
Section B of the proposal scale-free
Section D of the pre-existing scale-free
Section D of the proposal scale-free
Ground floor plan scale-free
Execution Project and Technical Assistance
1st floor plan scale-free
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Construction photographies
In addition to architecture, architect Luisa Bebiano and her team are involved in the realization of films for the cinema through art direction. To do this, it is necessary to study the script to understand each character and the places they inhabit, so that the appropriate spaces can be created for each one.
In the film “Noites Claras”, it was necessary to create a funeral scene, in which the death of one of the characters was celebrated. For this, a piece of furniture - a bench - was designed together with the place where the funeral would take place: the Thalia Theater in Lisbon. The Thalia Theater was built in 1820 and restored by architect Fortunato Lodi in 1842. In 1862 it suffered a fire and was abandoned until 2012, when the restoration project, carried out by Gonçalo Byrne and Barbas Lopes Arquitectos, was completed.
The place chosen for the ceremony was the former stage and space for the public, currently called the multipurpose space: a semicircular space, similar to the apse of a church. The object is designed on the basis of a circular shape, focusing the attention of all participants in the ceremony on the central element: the deceased person.
Bench Model Movie “Noites Claras”
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Montañita Manta
Peru
Puno (Titicaca Lake)
Cusco
Lima
Ica (Huacachina)
Mancora
Paraguay
Asunción
Bolivia
La Paz
Salar de Uyuni
Copacabana
Brasil
Sete Quedas
Chile
Santiago de Chile
Valparaíso
San Pedro de Atacama
Argentina/Chile
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Mendoza
Salta
Patagonia (Glacier Perito Moreno)
Patagonia (Glacier Perito Moreno)
Mount Fitz Roy
El Calafate
Torres del Paine
Puerto Natales
Diogo da Costa Sanches
Architect
sanchesdiogo25@gmail.com
(+351) 913 789 940
