LOURENÇO BRANCO
P O R T F O L I O
LOURENÇO BRANCO Born Address Phone Email Linkedin
22nd November 1994, Lisbon, Portugal Quinta da Penha Longa, B6, Sintra, Portugal (+351) 911 727 401 lmbranco94@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/lourencobranco
E X P E R IE NC E
E DUCATI O N
ACHIEVEMENTS
Summer 2018
Sept 2015 - June 2017
2018
Girl Move EcoCampus Nampula, Mozambique
Master’s Degree in Architecture
Rethinking Oé-Cusse - Timor Leste Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
+ architectural volunteer + brick production
Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal Sept 2016 - June 2017
Publication of master’s thesis
Sep 2017 - Dec 2018 Polar Lodge Team Lisbon, Portugal + architectural intern + research and analysis + structural study and design Sep 2016 - June 2017 IST Pante Makassar, East Timor + + + +
field architect program of master’s thesis research and plan development construction drawings
Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark Sept 2015 - June 2016 Sep 2012 - June 2015 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon, Portugal
2018 PROPOLAR Call King George Island, Antarctica Winner - Polar Lodge 2017 Award “Álvaro Machado” Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon Finalist - Award attributed yearly to the best architecture student
W OR K S H OP S
SKI LLS
2017
AutoCAD (certified) Revit (certified) 3DS Max (certified) SketchUp Photoshop Illustrator InDesign MS Office
Carpentry Course Sintra, Portugal + introduction to essentials + fabrication of wood joints 2016 Wofie - Smart Cities Aalborg, Denmark + workshop for innovation + readapting disposable tech 2015 Reciprocal Structures Aalborg, Denmark + design of a wooden pavillion + manufacturing and assembling
HO BBI ES Traveling Astrophotography Scuba diving Football Tennis Crossfit
LANG U A GES
PORTUGUESE
ENGLISH
Native
Fluent
SPANISH
FRENCH
B2 Level
B2 Level
GERMAN B1 Level
PROJECTS
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INCREMENTAL HOUSING Pante Makassar, East Timor
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CONNACTIVITY Pante Makassar, East Timor
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THE HANGER Aalborg, Denmark
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HATLEHOL CHURCH Ã…lesund, Norway
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01 INCREMENTAL HOUSING Year: 2017 Institution: Instituto Superior Técnico Subject: Master’s Thesis Project Individual project
PANTE MAKASSAR EAST TIMOR
The project’s purpose is to design an incremental modular house that can be built with local materials, based on a self-construction process to be implemented later in Pante Makassar, East Timor. Aware of the reality of its surroundings, the house integrates passive design strategies as a method to achieve a greater reduction in energy consumption, conferring a greater sustainability to its construction. Its implementation addresses factors such as the house’s orientation in relation to the prevailing winds and mitigation techniques against the high direct solar radiation. The project must be able to teach the local inhabitants to make use of their skills and knowledge so that they can individually expand the housing area from 2-bedrooms to 4-bedrooms. One other requirement was to integrate a Technical Wall in the architecture design as part of the infrastructure core of the house that works as the kitchen and bathroom wall. 6
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LOCATION
The site is located in the western part of Pante Makassar, separating two different realitites of the territory: the city’s most developed area and the rural area. This separation is represented as a large urban void that is the result of massive flooding caused by a wide waterline and rainwater. Due to this characteristic, the site is currently deprived of housing. The site is bordered in the north by a marginal road and in the south by a large avenue. The site is demarcated in the east by an orthogonal mesh where the neighboring lots are distributed, and in the west by one of widest waterlines of Pante Makassar. 8
EXISTING SITE
NEW N-S PATHS
NEW E-W PATHS
NEW MOBILITY SYSTEM
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BASE GRID
STRUCTURAL GRID
ELEVATED GRID
FINAL STRUCTURE
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CROSS VENTILATION
THERMAL BUOYANCY
SOLAR SHADDING
FLOOD MITIGATION
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02 CONNACTIVITY
Year: 2016 Institution: Instituto Superior TĂŠcnico Subject: Sustainable Urban Planning Individual project
PANTE MAKASSAR EAST TIMOR
The project aims to implement mixed activities throughout the waterfront of Pante Makassar where the local amenities can be achieved with a sustainable discourse. The intervention allows an integrative approach where the linear structure of the territory reflects the whole proposal for the waterfront with the three sites for the public square. Each site possesses a different characteristic and requires a different approach: Requalification, Consolidation and Creation. The main design is based on an organic and curved masterplan that is organized with a limited footprint and where public and common spaces are able to meet different needs of various user groups. The masterplan has been designed to be the framework for an enriching life for the inhabitants, optimized for their comfort, while also containing a kindergarten and a market, thus expanding the activity schedule throughout the site. 18
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LOCATION
The site is located in the city of Pante Makassar, in East Timor. The territory its characterized by its steep topography in the South, intense solar radiation, high humidity and temperatures throughout the year. The intervention area perceives the northern waterfront as the main boundary of the urban area of Pante Makassar. This part of the territory has witnessed several threats and needs on the environmental and socioeconomic level. Its location places this strip of territory in a vulnerable area, largely exposed to the eventual effects of climate change that, in the not too distant future, will affect the normal discourse of the local lifestyle and activities.
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EXISTING SITE
UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS
ACCESSES TO THE BEACH
GREEN PATHWAYS
SQUARE 1 - REQUALIFICATION
SQUARE 2 - CONSOLIDATION
SQUARE 3 - CREATION
FISHERMEN HOUSES
LINKING THE GAPS
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MOVING INLAND
UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS
LEFTOVER VOIDS
WALKWAY DEVELOPMENT
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03 THE HANGER
Year: 2016 Institution: Aalborg University Subject: Sustainable Architecture Group project
AALBORG DENMARK
The project is a proposal for a sustainable zero energy dwelling that integrates social, functional, spatial and technical parameteres in a holistically functioning design. The project is divided into various blocks containing a different user group (families/young couples, elderlies, students), that are connected by vertical accesses. It is suspended by an exoskeleton to avoid creating a wall barrier towards the street and to enhance the connection towards the public spaces. The exoskeleton acts as the spatial framework for organizing greenhouses on the rooftop, and as the structure for the balconies and photovoltaics panels. The whole complex holds zero energy-standard through the mixture of active and passive design strategies. It takes close considerations concerning climate, sun and daylight to provide apartments with fine daylight qualities and good indoor climate while at the same time reducing the need for supplied energy. 26
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LOCATION
The site is located in an industrialized and commercial area close to the city center of Aalborg. It is demarcated by a housing block and Hjulmagervej to the North, the Boxit storage facility and Bødkervej to the West, the water channel and Gørtlervej to the South and the gas station and Sønderbro to the East. The site is surrounded in the northwest by housing units and at the southwest by commercial usage. Located within walking and bicycle distance are shops and supermarkets, schools and institutions of higher education. There is a good infrastructure surrounding the site including streets and public bus routes as well as bicycle lanes. 28
LIFTED VOLUME
BALCONIES AND ACCESSES
ROOFTOP GARDENS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
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04 HATLEHOL CHURCH Year: 2015 Institution: Aalborg University Subject: Tectonic Design Group project
ÅLESUND NORWAY
The project consists of a new modern church and community center for the citizens of Hatlehol. The final design must fulfil the needs of traditional sacred ceremonies and respect the architectural demands that define these buildings as sacred. The design interprets the concepts of “Tectonic Design“ and “Nordic Architecture” in the light of the current technological and cultural environment. It serves as shelter for the local community, allowing for other social and cultural activities to unfold, whilst preserving its unity as a church. The Hatlehol Church not only considers the qualities of the site, but also offers its users a unique experience of the surrounding norwegian landscape. The journey begins as one enters the site, where one is then lead by a path crossing the nature, until it reaches an distinct building, whose hyperbolic paraboloid shape creates a well defined church room, both materially, structurally and acoustically. 34
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LOCATION
Hatlehol is a part of Ă…lesund municipality, placed on the western coast of Norway. The suburban placement of Hatlehol results in a rocky landscape with very dense and wild nature. The site is bordered in the north by tree covered mountains and in the south by a fjord. The only direct connection to the water is a small stream that runs along the western edge of the site. Because of its suburban placement, the functions around the site are minimal. The site has a sloped and uneven terrain. The natural slope and placement of the bedrock has formed 3 natural plateaus on the site, that allows it to be separated into 3 main levels. 36
3 LEVELS
OBJECT OF DESIRE
PATHS
BELL TOWER
LINE PATTERN
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EVOLUTION OF THE STRUCTURE
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NORMAL FORCES
VERTICAL MOMENT
HORIZONTAL MOMENT
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LOURENÇO BRANCO Quinta da Penha Longa, B6, Sintra, Portugal (+351) 911 727 401 lmbranco94@gmail.com