Quinta da Boavista - Da Memória à Intervenção

The object of study of the present dissertation is the ruin of a traditional farmhouse of the Alto Minho Region and its surroundings. The choice of this theme emerges from the issues that will be raised during the architectural design exercise and to find answers to ...

A memória industrial na regeneração urbana de um eixo prioritário. O exemplo da Companhia Portuguesa do Cobre, no Porto

This investigation focuses on urban key subjects regarding the city outskirts and post-industrialspaces, endorsing a civic position of consciousness about the recent history ofthe city of Porto and the preservation of industrial memory. This circumstance framesthe strategy development of a priori...

Refúgio no pinhal. Projecto de uma habitação de veraneio no pinhal de Ofir

The following dissertation approaches the construction of a summer house inthe pinewood of Ofir, which offers to the ones who live it an intimate relationship withits surroundings, and also the proximity with the sea. The proposal arises from a willto return to a place, where&...

Por uma Arquitetura sustentável

In a world in growing development it is needed a correspondent architectural response. An updated methodology that pursues a sustainable development. From a small private project to a big urban project, it is required to think about in which way it can have a reduced nega...