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Polikatoikea in Oporto, Portugal by Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Article source: Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares

‘Polikatoikea’ seeks a compromise between a greek rule (polikatoika) and a swedish philosophy (ikea). The project is an (almost) politic move that seeks the densification of the city through a low-cost construction targeting a young and unattached client. (On a conceptual level) the project attempts to provide an idea that fights the ‘desertification’ where, in face of an unstable economic conjecture, the low cost appears as a possible (and affordable) solution. Architect: Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares.

Polikatoikea

Architect: Filipe Magalhaes and Ana Luisa Soares
Name of Project: Polikatoikea
Location: Oporto, Portugal
Competition: Open ideas competition (1st prize)
Organizers: Origami architectural competitions
Dates: November 2011 / January 2012

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Antas Education Center in Oporto, Portugal by Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Article source: AVA – Atelier Veloso Arquitectos

Conceptual basis
The spatial and architectural design of the building of the new Antas Education Center were formalized in several volumes, each containing part of the program in accordance with principles of internal organization, functionality, form and image, given the type of building and its specificity.

Exterior View

Architect: AVA – Atelier Veloso Arquitectos
Name of Project: Antas Education Center
Location: Oporto, Portugal
Software used: Autocad 2007

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Fraunhofer Portugal in Oporto by Pedra Silva Architects

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Article source: Pedra Silva Architects

Fraunhofer Portugal is a non-profit private research association and is part of the German Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the largest organization for applied research in Europe. Although not familiar to the general public, Fraunhofer is responsible for many important innovations, including, for example, the MP3 file format, and many advances in workplace organization research.

Image Courtesy João Morgado

Architects: Pedra Silva Architects
Project: Fraunhofer Portugal
Location: Oporto, Portugal
Project Coordination: Luis Pedra Silva with ENGEXPOR
Team: Hugo Ramos, Rita Pais, Jette Fyhn, Dina Castro, André Góis Fernandes, Ana Lúcia da Cruz, Ricardo Sousa, Bruno Almeida
MEP design: JCT with GATENGEL
Software used: Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk Autocad 2010, Graphisoft Archicad 13 and Adobe Creative Suite 3