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 […]
GalleryCoastal Front Urban Requalification – Morocco
Coastal Front Urban Requalification – Morocco
Reference Projects
The main objectives underlying the rehabilitation of this road length assume the adoption of solutions to endow the infrastructure with more uniform features. To this end, the available space, the specific characteristics of each road length and the most suitable typical cross sections for each area were taken into consideration.
Thus, the introduction of exclusive lanes for buses and motorcycles is proposed wherever possible, taking […]
GalleryCacuaco Marina — Angola
Cacuaco Marina — Angola
Selected Portfolio
As part of the Special Plan for the Rehabilitation of the Coastal Zone of Cacuaco, the Marina became an infrastructure of reference in the Plan. It is an indisputable
landmark in the new image of the coastal region, markedly contributing to it as a recreational and touristic space. The marina is equipped with 610 berths for vessels of all recreational boating classes, which enables it […]
GalleryRabat Master Plan — Morocco
Rabat Master Plan — Morocco
Reference Projects
Considered one of the principal urban centres not only in Morocco but in the whole north of Africa, Rabat presents immense potential. The recent urban regeneration
projects focused on construction, tourism, industry and technology are a clear sign that something is changing in Rabat.
The new master plan aims to reorganise the seven strategic sectors of the city to grant greater independence through the creation of […]
GalleryMinistry of Territory Administration — Angola
Ministry of Territory Administration — Angola
Others
The project for the headquarters of the Ministry of Territory Administration of Angola (Ministério da Administração do território) consisted of the characterisation of the various spaces in the building. It focused on the study of finishing furniture and decoration. In this way, spatial composition structures the environment, attending to the features and functions of each compartment and establishing a logical spatial hierarchy. The use […]
GalleryNew International Airport of Angola (NAIA)
New International Airport of Angola (NAIA)
Reference Projects
The New International Airport of Angola (NAIA), located 40 km south-east of Luanda, was designed as an alternative to the Quatro de Fevereiro Airport. It was inserted into the context adjacent to the current general master plan and integrated proximity principles to the programmed new urban facilities, fundamental strategic vectors to the territorial consolidation of this new urban infrastructure. The construction and improvement of […]
GalleryQuinta da Pesqueira — Portugal
Quinta da Pesqueira — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The proposal for the house located in Quinta da Pesqueira included the complete remodelling and enlargement of a pre-existing habitation, which was severely degraded and presented serious issues. Facing south, the extension followed the original volumetric concept, maintaining a uniform whole.
In this way, we created a new front using new materials and better construction methods, conferring a contemporary character to the whole.
A1V2’s project was […]
GalleryCorvo Island Aerodrome, Azores — Portugal
Corvo Island Aerodrome, Azores — Portugal
Selected Portfolio
The project for the air terminal, ground support equipment storage house and fire station aimed to provide a functional, efficient, attractive and contemporary solution that works as a coherent and articulated set.
These new buildings were designed not as separate facilities, but as parts of a whole, in order to solve the preexisting problems, like the inadequacy and lack of articulation between the current infrastructures. […]