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Architecture Studio Teaching. Transforming Reality

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YEAR DE MOURA SPACE STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVENESS SITE
1991 CASA DAS ARTES, PORTO Introverted space dominated by solid areas Directional space Concrete, stone MONOLITH Like a citadel Tactility of the stone Directed by existing trees on the site
1991 HOUSE IN TOLEDO Introverted and extroverted at the same time. Corridor space opened toward the sight of the stone wall /rocky soil Wood MONOLITH/BOX HORIZONTAL About the roof: “declaring as a new object, visible as if fallen from the sky.”(Guell, 1998) Exhibits main site elements Stone wall/ rocky soil exhibition Materials blend
1995 RESIDENCIAL BUILDING RUA DO TEATRO ‘Box within a box’ typology Repeatability and modularity Steel structure TWO MONOLITH/BOXES Exposed structure Grid composition Variability of the façade through large scale external louvres Takes on the proportion on long narrow plots with dead walls covered with metal sheet or slate. Stepped volume aligned with the left and right heights.
1997 POUSADA, AMARES Organised around patio internal courts, typical for monasteries. Dominant/ auxiliary space Serviced/service space Local stone Solidity, timelessness Reference to Scarpa’s intervention in Verona Castel Vecchio The ruins are left untouched for contemplation. Dialogue with the site
1999 MATOSINHOS ROW HOUSES Typology of row houses around internal patio court. Spaces oriented inwards Introverted spaces Structural wall Citadel like windows towards the exterior Stone tactility Cuts of the landscape a walled area Perspectives controlled within the walls
2001 MAIA RESIDENTIAL Modularity, repeatability, grid (5.9m) Steel structure MONOLITH/ BOX Modulated second skin façade Variability of the façade through large scale external louvres Neutral context, no landmarks Identical façades
2002 SERRA DE ARRABIDA HOUSE Patio Spaces directed towards selected views Structural walls FRAGMENTATION Citadel like Mix of urban and rural character Quotes from Siza – Case Vieira de Castro “carefully proportioned users.”(Caciuc, 2012) [our translation] Adapted to the local topography. Cuts of the landscape a walled area Perspectives controlled within the walls Urban feel within the landscape Land design
2002 HOUSE IN CASCAIS “the space is defined by strong limits – opaque vertical and vertical planes and loose limits – glazed planes that allows the gaze to flow freely according to the free plan principles.” (Caciuc, 2012) Structural walls FLOATING LIKE HORIZONTAL MONOLITH / BOX Seems to stand in an unstable equilibrium Grey tones that varies with light incidence Land design
2003 2 HOUSES IN PONTE DE LIMAS Directional space Dominant/auxiliary space Serviced/service space Introverted space Structural walls HORIZONTAL MONOLITH/SQUARE BOX Seems to stand in an unstable equilibrium Citadel like Expresses the slope of the land by a slant Parallelepiped land design
2003 CINEMA HOUSE, PORTO Spaces directed towards selected views Structural walls/ metal Siza directed perspective “the alteration of light and dark and the asymmetrical placement of the stairs are reminiscent here of the mentor...Siza.” (Jodido, 2004, p. 516) Anchors the volume into external key points
2003 STADIUM, BRAGA Open, covered, monumental space Longitudinal axis is directed towards nature; typological innovation Roof: full coil cables with dampers supporting 24 cm prefabricated DYNAMIC/ MONUMENTAL Duality solid/fragility Seems to stand in an unstable equilibrium section as the main “you can call it landscaping, even land art”
concrete slab, suspended 50 meters high above the ground. 1 m wide reinforced concrete structure for the east gallery expression of the building Self-standing cantilevered stadium stands
2005 QUINTA DE AVENIDA Patio Directional space Modularity Reinforced concrete MONOLITH/ BOX HORIZONTAL Expressed structure Exploited topography
2007 SCHOOL AND HOTEL, PORTALEGRE Interior courts Reinforced concrete FLOATING LIKE MONOLITH/ BOX HORIZONTAL “To the south, literally hangs over the landscape, enjoying the natural slope” (Corrêa, 2011, p. 235)
2007 BURGO TOWER, PORTO Interior open plan, equal oriented space around a core Urban plaza Possible to partition space in a modular way Reinforced concrete core and reinforced concrete perimetral structural wall for the tower Reinforced concrete column and beams grid for the other building MODULE FAÇADE TEXTURE FAÇADE Clear influences from Mies van der Rohe, Chicago (Corrêa, 2011) The tower façade is a play with positive/negative transparent/opaque Urban plaza in a site with no particularity
2007 OFFICES AVENIDA BOAVISTA Spaces oriented towards selected views “various trapezoidal monitors” (de Moura, 2012) FRAGMENTATION RANDOM BOXES Seems to stand in an unstable equilibrium View oriented towards the park Land design
2007 HOUSE IN BOM JESUS 2 Directional space Dominant/ auxiliary space Introverted space Five terraces Reinforced concrete walls with horizontal and vertical form-work MONOLITH /STACKED BOXES <MONOLITH /STACKED BOXES <monumentalitate domenstică>1 beton armat aparent plan orizontal puternic exprimat Transforming the topography in 5 green terraces”” Transforming the topography in five green terraces “the building is buried in the surroundings.” (Broto, 2007, p. 90) Land design
2007 HOUSE IN MAIA 2 Spaces oriented towards two patios Introverted Structural walls Citadel like domestic monumentality Taking the slope of the land Land design
2008 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, BRAGANCA Introverted space completely closed to the city, organised around two patio Zenith light Ramped access Modernist quotes: the slit windows, the corner window. Reinforced concrete, steel structure MONOLITH FLOATING LIKE WHITE BOX HERMETIC Highlights the level differences between the two streets the building is served by
2008 VENICE PAVILION PAVILION VENICE Interior and exterior space manipulated by reflection Ambiguous and surprise spaces Steel structure Mirroring, façade as a mask The building as an analogy to the city Relates to the site (Venice), referring to its craft history and its opulence
2009 PAULA REGO MUSEUM CASCAIS Hierarchy of spaces White box type of spaces Zenith light Local connection with the Mass coloured concrete Two identical volumes bring an oneiric quality Reminiscent of Alcobaça kitchen and Takes into account the existing tall vegetation
landscape Dynamic volume Boulle (Corrêa, 2011) Domestic monumentality
2009 HOUSE IN GIRONA Two patios, five distinct volumes Introverted spaces Concrete, stone FRAGMENTATION MASSIVE Part of the historical medieval town as a natural development The house strives to adapt to the scale of the environs more than to the 'picturesque' qualities of this geograph (Grande, 2009)
2011 CREMATORIUM UITZICHT Introverted Directed towards the patio Sunken patio – invented typology (Grande, 2009) Descending ramp Reinforced concrete HORIZONTAL The roof as façade Integrated in topography Land design
2013 MULTI USE HALL VIANA DO CASTELO Sunken main space Zenith light Transparent space at the pedestrian level = unobstructed view to the ocean Reinforced concrete and bridge like steel structure MONOLITH/BOX FLOATING LIKE The installation is placed outside “The Little Pompidou” [5Reference by Siza about Pompidou Centre opened in 1977 and designed by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano.] (Grande, 2009) Unobstructed view to the ocean
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