Arquitetura como Diamante. Escola de Ballet do Porto

Abstract

This dissertation confronts a theory and a project. It aims to interpret the project for the Porto Ballet School, by Menos é Mais studio, based on Elisa Valero Ramos' Diamond Theory and the Architecture Project. In order to prove the process described in this theory, a case study was chosen, the Porto Ballet School, by the Menos é Mais studio. The selection of this work comes from the fact that dance and architecture are two arts of particular relevance to the author of this dissertation and that, although they are different, they can be similar in many ways. The object of the Escola de Ballet do Porto is therefore selected to be analysed in accordance with the theory already set out, in order to understand the entire process of conceiving this project, going through all its phases, until achieving the result that we see today when we visit this work. The purpose of this reflection is to understand how the design theory put forward by Elisa Valero Ramos can berecognized in our way of designing how it is present in this project for the Porto Ballet School, and as a result, to see if this work can be considered diamond architecture.