Aveiro

We considered it important to create a facade that would meet the dynamics and movement that a certain force exerts on a volume. We tried to sculpt the shape, so that it became a living element, we applied slats to the east façade in association with the play of light and we tried to create contrasts of colors and textures inside and outside. In the project we used half floors in order to achieve visual interaction between floors, reformatting volumes, relating them at various levels. Text by Arq. Rómulo Neto  www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com More

Located in Bairro da Forca, a privileged area of the city of Aveiro. With the city center less than 1km away, this building becomes the perfect space to live in Aveiro. www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com www.silvaresende.com Equipped with thermal break frames and UV protection, this living space is equipped with all thermal and acoustic amenities. www.silvaresende.com More

This minimal apartment, designed by Gavinho Architecture and Interiors, is meant to portray the cultural symbiosis between the iconic graphics of the haystacks of Costa Nova, Ria de Aveiro, and its modern interpretation, resulting in a luminous space. Interior architecture plays a massive role in the redesign, using a linear play of walls and open spaces that entirely transform this holiday home into a unique environment. Shared social areas include the living room, kitchen, garden, and swimming pool, seemingly connecting as if in continuous flow. The notion of borders is lost when one realises that the interior extends to the outside through a glass enclosure designed to enjoy the heated pool 365 days a year. More

Located in one of the most typical and established neighbourhoods of Aveiro (Beira Mar), this residence is the result of a passionate and challenging reform, a reform which intends to return to the city and to its users a lifestyle which is free and in contact with outdoor spaces, with the sound of seagulls and the smell of the sea breeze, the colour of the sky and the green of the vegetation.   Built on a plot of land measuring 30 meters long and 2.5 meters wide, it formally establishes itself as a habitable corridor, which, from the moment of entry, is filled with moments of darkness, light, surprise, discovery, compression and, lastly, release… the backyard patio!   With sober and elemental materials, basic and essen... More

At the end of 2018, Maria Fradinho designs and builds her own office and home, on a 940 m 2 lot, located on the outskirts of Ílhavo, Portugal.The land is located "by the door" of Vista Alegre, a place beloved by the architect, whose name is due to its origin, Vista Alegre Porcelain Factory, one of the most important industries in the region, and the country. It is in this factory that the author is inspired, because "that place so requested."She seeks references in industrial architecture to materialize the dwelling as a uniform body, coated with metallic materials and where the interior is independent of its outer casing.The Arch House follows the continuity of the neighbour buildings, with the main facade ensuring the alignment with the c... More