HOUSE VROCAS SCHOOL

15W63RD STREET

THERMAL AND HOTEL SPA

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HOUSE V

HOUSE V FUNCTION . PRINCIPAL DESIGNER

TYPE: SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE

STATUS: BUILT; YEAR: 2008LOCATION: COIMBRA, PORTUGAL

THE STORY

LOCATED IN A SMALL VILLAGE, JUST A FEW KILOMETERS DISTANCE FROM THE TOWNSHIP, COIMBRA. THE SITE, IS INSERTED ON THE VILLAGE BOUNDARIES IN A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHERE THE TYPICAL FAMILY HOUSE DOMINATES THE IMMEDIATE LANDSCAPE. FROM THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE TERRAIN, THE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS AND THE NARROW FRONT OF THE SITE WE START TO FORM THE SHAPES OF THE NEW OBJECT. THE CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION OF SIMPLE VOLUMES OF RURAL BUILDINGS, AND INTERPRET THEM IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE. UNLIKE THE LOCAL TRADITIONAL HOUSES, WHERE THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS FROM THE LIVING ROOM OR THE KITCHEN, HERE WE INVERT THAT SITUATION AND PUT THE LIVING ROOM AND THE KITCHEN IN A LOWER LEVEL TO A MORE PRIVATE AND INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THE LAND-

SCAPE. THE BEDROOMS ARE LOCATED ON THE UPPER LEVEL, FORMING IRREGULAR SPACES BY THE SLOPED ROOF AND NON-ORTHOGONAL WALLS. INSTEAD OF THE COMMON ROOF TILES WE SUBSTI-

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ROCAS SCHOOL

THE STORY

LOCATED IN A SMALL VILLAGE (ROCAS DO VOUGA) NEAR THE CITY AVEIRO, AND SURROUNDED BY PINE TREES, IN A TYPICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE AREA. THE PROJECT IS ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE SCHOOL WILL SERVE THE CHILDREN FROM THE FIRST TILL THE FOURTH GRADE. STARTING FROM A SIMPLE CUBE, WE START TO SHAPE THE FORM. THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE STUDENTS. FOR THAT WE DEVELOP A STRUCTURE OFBRAMPS, WHICH REPRESENTS THAT EVOLUTION. STARTING ON THE FIRST RAMP WE HAVE THE CLASSROOM OF THE FIRST GRAD, AND UNTIL THE FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM WE GO UP BY RAMPS. EACH RAMP REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT GRADE. THE COURTYARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CUBE REPRESENTS THE BOND OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES.WE USE THE COLOR WHITE TO PAINT THE CUBE AS A CAMOUFLAGE TO ALL THE GREEN AREA, BUT ALSO TO "BRIGHTEN" THAT SHADOWED ZONE.

ROCAS SCHOOLFUNCTION . TEAM MEMBER (WITH ALEXANDRE MIGUEL AND JAIME VEIROS)TYPE: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STATUS: BUILT; YEAR: 2008LOCATION: AVEIRO, PORTUGAL

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CLASSROOM

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CLOAKROOM

MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROOM

TEACHER ROOM

MEDICAL ROOM

KITCHEN

15WEST 63RD STREET

15WEST 63RD STREETFUNCTION . INTERN

TYPE: APARTMENT

STATUS: BUILT; YEAR: 2012LOCATION: NYC, NEW YORK - USA

THE STORY

THE FLOOR IS THE 23RD, THE VIEW IS TO THE CENTRAL PARK, AND THE WINDOWS WORK AS A LIVING PAINTING. THE OWNERS ARE A GERMAN COUPLE THAT WILL USE THE APARTMENT AS THEIR NYC RESIDENCE.BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS A NYC LANDMARK THE PROPOSAL IS BASED IN SMALL CHANGES OF THE ORIGINAL APARTMENT, WHICH WILL NEED APPROVAL FROM THE RESIDENTS COMMISSION.

ALL THE BATHROOMS ARE NEW, AND EACH ONE IS PRIVATE TO EACH BEDROOM. THE KITCHEN AND DINNING/LIVING ROOM WORK AS THE SAME SPACE "SURROUNDED" BY THE CENTRAL PARK. THE CEILINGS ARE AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS TO GIVE DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS IN EACH SPACE. EVERY BEDROOM IS CONCEPTUALIZED TO REPRESENT EACH PERSONALITY (THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS). THE COLORS, TEXTURES AND MATERIALS USED, WILL REPRESENT THAT CONCEPT.Re[sidential]

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THERMAL AND HOTEL SPA

THERMAL AND HOTEL SPAFUNCTION . ARCHITECT

TYPE: HOTEL AND SPASTATUS: PROJECT; YEAR: 2015LOCATION: CARRAZEDA DE ANSIÃES, PORTUGAL

THE STORY

THE PROJECT HAD AS THE INITIAL PROGRAM THE INSTALLATION OF A THERMAL SPACE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE THERMAL WATERS IN THE SURROUNDINGS, AS WELL AS A HOTEL THAT WOULD SERVE THE THERMAE AND SPA BUILDING.THE VOLUME IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEVELS: LEVEL 1 IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE THERMAE AND SPA AREA - HERE IS ALSO THE MAIN ACCESS TO THE BUILDING -; LEVEL 2 WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL ROOMS [TYPOLOGY – ROOM + KITCHENETTE] AND AT LEVEL 3 THE BAR/RESTAURANT. THE INTERSECTION OF THE DIFFERENT VOLUMES, TRIES TO DILUTE THE BUILDING IN THE LANDSCAPE, ALWAYS TRYING TO ADAPT IT TO THE TERRAIN MORPHOLOGY, INTEGRATING IT. THE PERSPECTIVES CREATED BY THESE INTERSECTIONS, VISUALLY INTERPRET OUR CLEAR INTENTION.THE MATERIALS USED IN ITS PREDOMINANCE, ARE LOCAL - CORK [EXTERIOR] AND SLATE TILES [THE FLOORS]. THIS LAST ONE IS ALSO THE LINK BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS - STARTS IN THE ENTRANCE [RECEPTION - LEVEL 1], GOES THROUGH THE VERTICAL ACCESSES, ENDING ON THE LAST LEVEL [RESTAURANT]. THE INITIAL INTENTION WAS ALWAYS TO PRESERVE THE CONTINUITY - CONTINUITY OF THE BUILDING IN THE LANDSCAPE AND CONTINUITY OF MATERIALS IN THEIR EXTERIOR/INTERIOR RELATION.

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