The Housing

Several simplex apartments were designed where the interior-exterior relationship and the design of a multi-functional space were valued, taking into consideration the period in which this project was developed (Beginning of the World Pandemic). The upper floor also received special attention with the creation of a patio and an inclined roof that brings, once again, dynamic to the composition, both inside and outside.

E-Learning & Gym

Quinta das Lamas - Porto

With this proposal, an attempt was made to confront two very similar constructions formally, as if it were a question of skeptical mimicry to resolve, however, different programs. The existing house rests on a large platform that lifts it off the ground and immortalizes it in time like a sculpture on a pedestal.

The new construction tries to imitate the manor house in its form, keeping themes such as the stately stairs, the dotted windows on the facade, and the tile, but also seeks a closer relationship with the park, the vegetation, and even the ruins, associating with the idea of the route of the old English gardens that play a fundamental role in 3 key places of the composition.

The first is the space where the Chapel used to be, which has now given way to a living space with a huge relationship of transparency with the outside. Secondly, the sculptural ramp that connects the two volumes, where there are windows as pictures of the outside, and finally the entire underground space of the changing rooms that developed as a labyrinth from the funnels of the corridors and games of light as a form of orientation in space.

Master Plan: Quinta das Lamas - Asprela - Porto

The Materials

The materiality chosen was, once again, a way to explore the contrast between the two buildings: Granite was chosen as the stone of the city and is constantly used in the existent house, then, the Bush-hammered Concrete seems like the most logical contemporary alternative. Even the Tiles strengthen this connection showing up in both constructions with similar appearances.

Legend:

1. Atrium

2.1 Copa (Vending Machines)

2.2 Meal Room

3. Study Rooms

4. WC

5. Swimming Pool

6. Fitness Area

7. Changing Rooms

8. Technical Areas https://skfb.ly/oqnTo

“Casa de Leiria” Aires Mateus Architects

As an exercise for the Construction Subject in FAUP, I was proposed to study the constructive part of a building of my choice. Because of its prominence in my city, I decided to choose the “Casa de Leiria“ by Aires Mateus.

This research can be summarized with this Section of the 3D Model that displays, separately, all the layers of materials used in the construction of this building.

D | Ground Floor Foundation and Finishing

1 White Epoxy Paint + Waterproofing

2 Sanded Lightweight Concrete Slab

3 Thermal Insulation with extruded polystyrene (Roofmate)

4 Projected Stucco, painted white

“The Ruin Reveals the Art”

National Palace of Sintra Award

With the possibility of participating in this contest, the interest was immediate because this azujelar culture is so present in the Iberian Peninsula and especially in Portugal.

After collecting patterns and historical references from the Spanish-Moorish tile it became clear that the geometry used is very complex, placing very regular shapes in confrontation with vegetal elements using a color palette around the primary colors, green and brown, colors that I used in my proposal.

However, there is also another fundamental factor that gives them, in addition to artistic interest, historical interest - The Time, and it reveals itself, mainly in the form of ruin and although it has a negative connotation, it is also an excellent object of contemplation if we observe it in a more romantic way, similar to the way they approached the old English gardens, where they created ruins only to observe them.

To sum up, I tried to show the true art of the Hispanic-Moorish culture from the inversion of roles between the traditional geometry and colors and the representation of the Ruin.

Does Ruin Reveal Art?

Ruin is art!

3D Scans & Prints

Quinta de Salgueiros | Rundzwei

The opportunity to delve deeper into topics like 3D Scanning, 3D Modeling and 3D Printing appeared because of the need to do a full survey of an architectural farm and manor house in Porto - Portugal with very few rigorous draws.

The 3D Scan joined with our own measures, was used to create accurate Sections and Elevations that were later used for the elaboration of a realistic model of what might have existed in this place in its height of use [QR CODE].

Because of its state of degradation, some elements were no anymore visible and others were dismantled and moved to other places. An old fountain was one of them and because of that, it was our goal to reconstruct its shape virtually from the few photos and documents we had, and later it was even possible to print it in miniature as a way of bringing it physically to our project.

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When asked by rundzwei to create a 3D model to help sell a project in Daberkowstraße, 3D Printing came to my mind as the most precise way to show, both, all the floors with detailed information and their surrounding terrain at a small scale.

The preparation was done using Archicad; the floors were exported individually in the most optimal way for printing and the discounts for the assembly of each piece were carefully planned for a perfect fit.