GalleryZ House — Angola
Z House — Angola
Housing and Urbanism
To maximise the construction area, this house was shaped as a parallelepiped to which the necessary elements to the definition of the floors were subtracted. This resulted in a Z shape that wraps around the residence, creating a defining image. Colour played an important part in the composition of the volume; the Z shape is further contrasted from the rest of the outer surface […]
GalleryContemporary Art Center, Tavira — Portugal
Contemporary Art Center, Tavira — Portugal
Others
The proposed museum is organised around an interior courtyard which allows the use of natural light to illuminate the space and the pieces exhibited. Our solution was developed as a single-storey building set on the same level as the loading area, which allows for the entire area of study and future archaeological investigation to remain obstacle-free.
In this request for tenders, A1V2 set itself apart […]
GalleryParish Church of Canala — Angola
Parish Church of Canala — Angola
Others
Shaped like a Latin cross, the Religious Temple featured a predominantly south- north orientation. The main entrance was to the south and the access to the mortuary chapel and administrative area was located to the east. The plan was not to recreate the traditional type of architecture, but an architecture that showcased typically regional elements and materials (such as clay) and a proposal that […]
GalleryWater supply system for the villages of Vestiaria, Bárrio and Cela — Portugal
Water supply system for the villages of Vestiaria, Bárrio and Cela — Portugal
Infrastructures
The project consists of a pre-existing lift station, main pressurised water supply system, reservoirs and a gravity feeder pipe between the reservoirs. The aim of this facility is to direct the municipal water supply from the Castelo lift station to Cela Nova, where a municipal reservoir will distribute water to the towns mentioned.
The system will serve 10.200 inhabitants; the feeder pipes are 7.490 m […]
GalleryRemodeling of the water supply system of Pataias — Portugal
Remodeling of the water supply system of Pataias — Portugal
Infrastructures, Other Projects
The project aimed to remodel the water supply system of Pataias, starting at the Paredes lift station and up to the reservoirs of Lagoa (to be expanded) and Piscina (to be built). The following works were planned: remodelling of the Paredes lift station, replacement of the pre-existing feeder eduction pipe to Lagoa and Pataias, expansion of the Lagoa reservoir with the construction of a […]
GallerySewerage system from Carris to Carvalhal de Turquel — Portugal
Sewerage system from Carris to Carvalhal de Turquel — Portugal
Infrastructures, Other Projects
This study is intended not only to provide a domestic residual water supply system to the population, but also to significantly promote the depollution of the Alcôa river. Depollution of this river is vital since most of the water collection for county consumption is located at the its spring. The system was divided into three parts: System 1 includes the villages of Carris, Baldio […]
GalleryCar Park Building El Harrach — Argelia
Car Park Building El Harrach — Argelia
Housing and Urbanism
This project incorporated and reinterpreted motifs from local culture to give contemporary aesthetics deeply rooted in the location to a merely functional building. Thus, the front contains a typical mashrabiya latticework, an Arabic design to control the lighting of the spaces, enclose and protect them from excessive heat, allowing a clear view of the outside from within. Other than its main function as a […]
GalleryLibrary and Municipal Archive, Grândola — Portugal
Library and Municipal Archive, Grândola — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The shape chosen for the new Library and Municipal Archive building of Grândola was that of a parallelepiped to which matter was subtracted in certain points to give room to several courtyards, namely one in the entrance, where the main access is located. The covering was worked into a reinterpretation of the water system, similar to what is seen in nearly all surrounding buildings. […]
GalleryCabinda International Airport — Angola
Cabinda International Airport — Angola
Selected Portfolio
Angola’s socio-economic development has come to reveal the non-existent infrastructures and meagre facilities, many of which obsolete and/or damaged during the years of armed conflict. The existent airport was equipped with prefabricated unwholesome facilities that did not comply with the minimum requirements imposed by the current international aeronautical standards. Each and every structure integrating this new facility (air terminal, hangars, cargo terminal, fire station […]
GalleryBicycle path and jogging course of Fervença — Portugal
Bicycle path and jogging course of Fervença — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The project focused on the rehabilitation of the pedestrian zone surrounding the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), aiming to give it the suitable features of leisure and promenade area.
The intention behind the proposal was to renew an existing circuit and adapt it to the use that the citizens effectively gave it, not only rehabilitating it functionally but also providing a new formal and aesthetic […]