We are an architecture practice that gives shape to a contemporary world through the design of buildings spaces, objects, urban and landscape environments.
We believe that architecture comes from the synthesis of human needs of shelter, of combining the many requests on our daily lives and their constant change, and last but not least, of lifting the spirits. We work creatively from the start of a project in a combination of knowledges to deliver full scope design solutions, shaping future.
Core Team:
João Carmo Simões, Founding Director, Architect MArch
Daniela Sá, Partner, Architect PhD Arch
Maria Prates, Architect MArch
Joana Orêncio, Architect MArch
External Consultants Team:
João Gomes da Silva, (Landscape Architect)
Global - Arquitectura Paisagista
António Adão da Fonseca, Structural and Bridge Engineer
Structures and Coordination of specialties: Adão da Fonseca - Engenheiros Consultores
Raul Bessa, Mechanical and HVAC Engineer
Thermal AVAC / HVAC: GET Gestão de Energia Térmica
Rui Ribeiro, Acoustical Engineer
Amplitude Acoustics
Marta Azevedo, Hydraulic Engineer
Campo d' água
Previous Collaborators:
Marta Tornelli, Architect MArch
Madalena Roque, Trainee
Vega Solaz Soler, Architect MArch
Marta Onofre, Architect MArch
Olaya Mourenza Flórez, Architect MArch
Publications / Lectures
Article about Casa Azul
Publication
"Imagining the Evident / Álvaro Siza"
Editor
Monade Books, Lisbon 2021
Publication
"Gulbenkian"
Editor
Monade Books, Lisbon 2019
Lisbon Architecture Triennale, 2019
Ar.Co – Arts and Visual Communication Center
Presentation
"CIVITAS / São Paulo"
with Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Guilherme Wisnik, Daniela Sá
ITAÚ Cultural, São Paulo, 2018
Publication
"Civitas / São Paulo"
Monade Books, Lisbon, 2018
Presentation
"POROSIS / The Architecture of Nuno Brandão Costa"
with Mark Lee, Sharon Johnston and Nuno Brandão Costa
Publisher
Chicago Architecture Biennial, 2017
Publication
"Álvaro Siza / Museu Nadir Afonso"
Monade Books, Lisbon, 2016
Lecture
"Relação" "Conferência Pontapé"
Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP)
2016
Publication
"Portuguese Modern Apartments"
Lima Apartment
Uzina Books, Lisboa, 2015
Exhibition
"XV Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires 2015"
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015.
Publication
arqa #117 Portugal Habitacional
Magazine arqa Architecture and Art, Lisbon, 2015
Lecture
"Viagem: Processos de Construção do Olhar"
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, 2014
Exhibition
"MNAA Contemporary Visions"
EDP Foundation residency program
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa, 2015
Lecture
"Prática versus Ensino"
DA/UAL Departamento de Arquitectura da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, 2013
Publication
"Secil Award Universities Architecture"
Baths Pools Lisbon
Secil/ Ordem dos Arquitectos, 2010
Publication
Traço #06
"Ethnic Hotel Cova da Moura"
Magazine Traço Arquitectura + Design, Jornal Construir #128, Lisbon, 2008