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From the union between the structural efficiency of space truss and the beauty of nature. In process.

The house is the expression of its context, place and memories, giving the object the security of knowing who it is, the future will not impact it, as the house belongs to time. Under construction.

Housing rehabilitation in Azeitão by Maria do Carmo.

3rd Place in public competition.

The project essentially involves creating two patios with complementary characteristics. One that opens to the west, overlooking the sunset, towards which all the most important spaces of the house face. And a second one that closes to the east, through which one arrives, coming from the garage/annex, or from the covered outdoor parking.

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The intersection between the house and garage volumes creates the service area of ​​the dwelling. This space is illuminated by a skylight through the double-height ceiling ( in yellow ). The remaining space on the ground floor contains all the served spaces, the social living areas, both interior and covered exterior. Mediating this relationship between spaces is the exposed structure, pillars that are revealed, their rhythm reinforcing the perception of depth of the space. These same pillars crown one of the most important beams in the interior, as it receives the loads from the concrete joists on which the curved ceramic tiles rest. This last material serves as the inspiration for the material and constructive composition of the house. The objective is to use natural ceramic materials "with their face exposed". It is from the reciprocity between honoring natural materials and caring for the people who live in it that the house is conceived.

Water tank!

Initially composed of two volumes, one for housing and the other for agricultural storage, the project aims to bring together all existing areas into a single dwelling. The two volumes, although very different, embrace each other and exchange characteristics. The ceramic color of the roof tiles is reflected in the color of the lower body, and the color of the window frames is also shared by both. This exercise results in a house that encapsulates in the present time a fragmented vision of the past.

2rd Place in public competition.

The main distinctive feature is the adjacency of the house to its southern neighbor. Given that the house is shielded from southern sun, the project addresses this challenge from its conceptual inception, the lack of sun exposure. Its placement maximizes the northern area, adhering only to the 3m legal requirement, thereby creating an expansive facade to the east and west. The arrangement and dimensions of the interior spaces are seamlessly integrated into both the facade and the flooring composition. The floor corresponding to the useful area of ​​the kitchen, living room, and bedroom extends towards the exterior/garden (east and west), facilitating the penetration of light into the interior spaces.

This space serves as a means to enhance the connection between human beings and nature. Containing all the tools you would expect from a normal home, but in a compact form. It is composed of a base of red concrete slabs, which are a protective barrier of interior domesticity against natural environment. Perpendicularly, a burnt wooden body is placed that delimits the interior area, with the rest space on one side and the sanitary installation on the other.

Competition 2nd Prize. Jardim da Mouraria is a celebration of the people, the people of Mouraria, those here and there, those of yesterday and those of tomorrow, those who pass by and those who remain. (Adriano Niel)

The house and the topography have symbiotic relationship, each maximizing the benefits of the other. The topography is integrated without the use of retaining walls, and the house doesn"t isolate itself. This dialogue generates a space in which the barriers are diluted and become one. This is not a space, they are as many as there are days in the year.

Integration of "A Padaria Portuguesa" into a "Galp" service station in Restelo, Lisboa. Between tradition and innovation.

Authentic american bagels in Lisbon. Handcrafted, slow-fermented.

For centuries, man has molded nature to his needs, desires and interests. Today, faced with the opportunity to intervene in a place whose nature is still the only protagonist, we understand that there is only one way to respond: touching the earth lightly, raising the atmosphere of the place, through a sensitive dialogue between its identity elements and the creation of a set of planes that land and dialogue with these, creating spaces that encourage staying in contact with the natural environment.

The house is formed by a composition of 6 "built walls" perpendicular to the public road, and 2 parallel "green walls". The built ones mediate the relationships between the internal spaces of the house, and the green ones give the house privacy in relation to the public road to the North and to the neighbor to the South. Throughout the process, “spaces that are everything and nothing at the same time” were nicknamed the entire social area formed by the 3 innermost walls. The goal? Create reprogrammable spaces, so that in the same way that a family grows and evolves, the house can also follow the process.

Italian atmosphere.

How to transform an attic with difficult particularities, such as difficult access, reduced ceiling area above 1.8m and lack of natural lighting. 1st- The proposed staircase has the particularity of being made up of modular pieces that are anchored to the central pillar. When this pillar reaches the attic, it also structures the furniture. With this constructive modularity shared between the stairs and the furniture, the aim is to reduce production and installation costs. 2nd- The layout of the space derives from the constructive geometry of the furniture, formalizing the bathroom in a strategic area that intends to occupy a minimum of space with high ceilings, freeing it up for the living area. 3rd- Strategic opening of an attic window. The entire space is defined by two coatings, ceramic (blue) for the floor/wall and plaster (white) for the ceiling, this set aims to symbolically represent the horizon line, between the sea and the sky. It is on this same line that the window is positioned, allowing to contemplate the true sea and sky of Praia de Santa Cruz.