Arquitetos
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Project • By Utopia • Police Stations
Reabilitação de edifício histórico no Porto
Our architecture studio was entrusted with the rehabilitation design of one of Porto’s most iconic and historically significant buildings. This classified property demanded a highly rigorous and respectful approach to its architectural recovery.
Architect Selection Process
Ricardo Tedim Cruz
After the building came under the administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (M.A.I.), a public tender was launched for its rehabilitation. Several architecture and engineering firms submitted proposals, with Utopia Studio’s submission being selected for its quality, sensitivity to context, and clarity of vision for the project.
Historical Context and Building Condition
Originally designed by the architect Júlio de Br... More
Project • By MJARC Arquitetos • Hospitals
Projecto Arquitectura Centro Renal de Mirandela
From the beginning, the client expressed the wish to create a new concept of a first hemodialysis center with exclusive valences to the patients, but at the same time the new Nordial Center was not to look or feel like a hospital... So, what we were not supposed to do was a hospital like building: elevators and indoors corridors, flanked by countless doors leading to rooms or examination rooms, a waiting lounge at the end of the hall or next to the elevator and a cafeteria in the lobby. Basically, the same pattern repeated on as many floors as permitted by zoning regulations - an economic solution because it is repetitive to the extreme and requires no modification of staff behaviour. This said, the Nordial Center addresses the challen... More