Article source: Just an Architect

Urbanistically, the plot meets two distinct scales. To the North, a scale of four and five storey buildings, to the South by the intersection of an access road to Rossio Park, after which the scale changes to a two-storey scale and single-family dwelling typology.

So that there are no flat and rigid gables and trying to relate to the various influences of the surroundings, we assume a rotation of the floors taking this displacement to four distinct elevations that cause particular movements and shadows.

Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares Studio

• Architects: Just an Architect
• Project: Torre 261
• Location: Amarante, Portugal
• Photography: Ivo Tavares Studio
• Main Architect: João Abreu
• Total area: 950,00 m²
• Year of conclusion: 2020

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