GallerySpecial Rehabilitation Plan Of The Cacuaco City Shoreline — Angola
Special Rehabilitation Plan Of The Cacuaco City Shoreline — Angola
Selected Portfolio
In this project, we created a network of local interfaces that structured areas essential to the location of reference infrastructures. We also materialised an area of reference utilities and facilities on a metropolitan and national level (sports city, multimedia centre, casino, marina, commercial zone). We identified vast open areas destined to protect against the risk of flooding, making use of their natural resources and […]
GalleryIntegrated Urban Plans — Angola
Integrated Urban Plans — Angola
Reference Projects
This urbanization plan was inserted into an emerging territorial structure, whose goal was to promote Luanda as a “World City”. Its purpose was to give a set of essential urban factors to the population, among which: employment and economic dynamics; increase of the habitational park; population rehousing; effective mobility and transport networks; improvement of the health system and education; a greater variety of spaces […]
GallerySalé – Kenitra Urban Requalification – Morocco
Reference Projects
The proposal for the Route Kénitra (RN1) and surrounding areas, in a total length of approximately 8 km, is divided into five consecutive areas of intervention, where roadway and architectural renewal of the urban space occurred. Each area possessed specific features. As such, different intervention strategies were defined for each one, to improve and enhance their individual characteristics, while safeguarding and valuing cultural and […]
GalleryModular Sustainable City, Jeddah — Saudi Arabia
Reference Projects
This proposal suggests the development of an urban plan for a modular and sustainable city, covering an area of approximately 2500 hectares. It includes the construction of 61 200 houses to serve more than 360 700 inhabitants. Of these, about 56 300 are meant for collective housing, accommodating around 338 000 people, 2600 are single family homes (kingdom’s official model), serving around 15 600 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]