GalleryEN 321-1 — Soalhães/Baião — Portugal
EN 321-1 — Soalhães/Baião — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The construction of a variant to the EN 321-1 (nacional road) between Baião and Soalhães, respectively located in the counties of Baião and Marco de Canavezes, was based on the need to reduce the impact of the traffic on the current road as it crosses towns and from the need to connect the two counties on a regional level, affirming itself as a project […]
GalleryUrban regeneration of the Annakhil Avenue – Morocco
Urban regeneration of the Annakhil Avenue – Morocco
Selected Portfolio
The development study of the Annakhil Avenue in Rabat was linked to the Transport and Traffic Master Plan (SDTC) of the Great Rabat-Salé-Temara, created in 2008 by the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior. The proposal sought to provide a solution to the most relevant aspects of urban planning; its main objective was to promote quality public pedestrian paths along the avenue and surrounding streets, at the same time as […]
GalleryJoão da Cruz Avenue, Bragança — Portugal
João da Cruz Avenue, Bragança — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The city of Bragança possesses an individual genius locci, a landscape marked by the Fervença River, plateaus, castle and wall. These elements were therefore used to define the design of the space as metaphors and symbols that bring Man and landscape closer together. To potentiate the pedestrian experience of the avenue and square, a formal concept that guaranteed these principles was developed, maximising the […]
GalleryRailway branches for the logistical plataforms of Angofret — Angola
Railway branches for the logistical plataforms of Angofret — Angola
Infrastructures, Other Projects, Projects
It was the goal of this study to analyse layout solutions to the railway branches that connect the future logistic platforms of Angofret to the Benguela line, part of the National Logistic Platform Network of Angola. These lines seek to improve the flow and operation conditions associated with the transport of containerised cargo, seizing the window of opportunity that the rehabilitation of the Benguela […]
GalleryRailway branches of Cimenfort — Angola
Railway branches of Cimenfort — Angola
Infrastructures, Other Projects
The feasibility study, base project and final design for the railway branches connecting the CIMENFORT cement factory to the Benguela line extended over a length of 2,2 km. The goal of this study was to define the layout geometry of this railway connection, including drainage and ancillary works.
This line was intended to improve the flow of cargo (raw materials and final products) associated to […]
GalleryPorto Salvo Primary School — Portugal
Porto Salvo Primary School — Portugal
Education, Other Projects
The terrain relative to the Porto Salvo Primary and Nursery School proposal possessed excellent road accesses and good solar exposition. It was part of an area destined for the future implantation of collective housing blocks. The solution presented by A1V2 distributes the functional programme of the school complex into two buildings complemented by outdoor areas, such as circulation areas and outdoor and indoor yards.
A1V2’s […]
GalleryResidential building, V.F. de Xira — Portugal
Residential building, V.F. de Xira — Portugal
Housing and Urbanism, Other Projects
Due to the irregular shape of the terrain where the project was based, a terrain with several indents and obliquely aligned with the pre-existing structures, it became a necessity to develop an especially efficient solution that conformed to the legal pre-requisites. These constraints determined the general layout of the new building, consisting of a total of four floors. In the formal concept, the main […]
GalleryAllotment of Cacuaco — Angola
Allotment of Cacuaco — Angola
Housing and Urbanism, Other Projects
The proposed solution for this parcelling of sites aimed to integrate a great number of buildings into a limited terrain, in a context framed by featureless pre-existing houses. This developed buildings were divided into various categories: houses for the administration (8 units), common houses (73 units), leisure and public centre, reception, laundry and gym. An additional concern was that this solution be adapted to […]
GalleryLuanda Houses — Angola
Luanda Houses — Angola
Housing and Urbanism, Other Projects
The approach to these two projects, similar yet featuring different programmes, had to be adjusted to previously established constraints and premises. The first house, partially developed into two storeys, wraps around a small garden which acts as an outdoor living area and articulates the surrounding interior spaces. In the second house, our premise was to develop a single storey house that made the most […]
GalleryFamily Houses, Aroeira — Portugal
Family Houses, Aroeira — Portugal
Housing and Urbanism
The project for these one family houses in Aroeira was a result of the client’s request to promote houses of clear contemporary character that stood out from the architecturally poor urban surroundings. Conditioned by several urban constraints and regulations, we maximised the available space, adding and subtracting volumes, creating separate areas and differentiated spaces in the projected floors.
As in big scale projects, A1V2 commits its […]