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Project • By Studio 3A • Restaurants
Lagoa Santo Andre
Lagoa de Santo André by Studio 3A is a project born from complexity — a negotiation between nature, memory, and the strict constraints of regulatory oversight. Set on one of Portugal’s most magical beaches, the project replaces two long-abandoned restaurants with a pair of sculptural, earth-built beach restaurants that honour the landscape and its rhythms.
Valentin Surdilla
From the outset, the project faced an intricate web of building restrictions imposed by multiple public entities, making every step of the process demanding. Yet these constraints only deepened the studio’s commitment to creating architecture rooted in place — modest, enduring, and quietly powerful.
Valentin Surdilla
The new bui... More
News • News • 3 Mar 2022
Imagine Montessori School by Gradolf and Sanz Arquitectos incorporates a neighbouring ravine with a design that integrates into nature
Located on the edges of a residential area in Valterna, Valencia, Imagine Montessori school by Gradolf and Sanz Arquitectos is located between residential buildings and the EnDolça ravine. Central to the design is the incorporation of the neighbouring ravine, recognizing its importance as a natural element and challenging ideas as ravines as negative and dangerous areas.
Mariela Apollonio
The school includes in one phase 10 classroom and kitchen spaces, facilities and storage spaces. The other phase includes the entrance and administration spaces, as well as teaching and meeting rooms.
Mariela Apollonio
Unlike many conventional schools, children do not disappear behind a wrought iron gate. Instead, there... More