Architecture Portfolio

ANDRÉ ALBUQUERQUE PASSOS

Architecture Portfolio

2012

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The location of this project is at a fascinating territory, surrounded by the pristine condition of the Alentejo’s landscapes. The estate is quite large and from the vast-

ness of its productive landscapes and untouched areas one enormous empty space protrudes. The space of the abandoned granite quarry provided an amazing

opportunity and a starting point for the design.

Like the estate’s main house, the typical Monte Alentejano, the hotel project is generated by the impulse to imprison and control the surrounding space. The water in

the center of the filled quarry becomes essential in the construction of the hotel. It creates a central liquid platform, establishing a sort of ground floor level and linking

the social spaces with the surrounding levels.

The project than stands as a thin concrete box that sits in a material contrast to the quarry. It creats a rectangular ring on a higher level that sits on the grade on the

front side while the back side lifts in the air to open the views above the front side since all the rooms face the same side. Two long corridors connect these two lines

of bedrooms. With this move all the rooms have views to the picturesque walled town of Monsaraz.

HOTEL IN HERDADE DO BARROCAL

Monsaraz, Portugal

Competition Design Team, 2008

Top images(1)Local quarry as proposed location (2)Model view from Southwest (3)Aereal North view of modelBottom images(1)Section showing entrance,room levels and quarry (2)Typical room render (3)Entrance ramp render

The vast program included: a commercial center, two hotels, residential areas, corporate offices, and a wide array of support program like auditoriums, multifunctional

galleries, gymnasiums and banking centers.

The location is on a development area at the ever changing city of Dubai surrounded by extravagant new constructions and infrastructure.

The project purposes the creation of a place. The creation of this landmark has the ambition of generating space in several scales while the building will reach the

maximum allowed height for the area, 300 meters. The idea was given by the Dubai geographic characteristics. The building that rises this high needs to be protected

from the harsh conditions of the area.

The idea is then to create one building made of two analogous towers. Like two blades, the towers are inverted creating and exchanging glances towards the horizon

at the same time protecting each other from the weather conditions. The building structures itself in six vertical cores, three per each tower. The program is then

distributed per each box that composes the towers. The grid texture is structural and reacts to the intent of generating protection on the more exposed areas and

openness on the more protected areas of the façade.

MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING IN DUBAI

Dubai, UAE

Competition Design Team, 2007

Top images(1)Satellite image of Dubai (2&3)Views of 1:2000 model (4)Interior view of 1:50 modelBottom images(1&3)Detail views of 1:50 model (2)Top image of 1:2000 model

From the middle ages, religion had a strong influence in all forms of agriculture. Pilgrimage routes were the vehicles of propagation of faith and culture. Between the

major urban shrines of Rome and Jerusalem, among others, a network of shrines emerged. Consecrated springs, caves, mountains, and groves were the preferred

locations to the countryside shrines.

All the above locations had a strong bond with the productive landscapes. Rocamadour, with 1.5 million visitors per year is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in

Europe. The 620 inhabitant village of Rocamadour is the location for the design proposal.

The aim is to adapt the village to the number of pilgrims and tourists in a sustainable way while developing the local agriculture and livestock industries. The idea

then is to connect the ancient pilgrimage route with the new ways of accessing the town and simultaneously create program of Rocamadour’s new market, the new

conglomeration area for the main pilgrimage holidays masses and one pilgrim hotel (caravanserai).

The project main research was then to understand the delicate relations of scales on a larger scale operation like this, taking into consideration the protected scenery

values of the town of Rocamadour.

PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES OF PILGRIMAGE

Rocamadour, France

Thesis at Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2012

Top images(1)Rocamadour overview (2)Aereal view(3)Plaza view facing West (4)Canyon viewBottom images(1)Rendered section facing North(2)Rocamadour overview with proposal

The terrain faces the boundless extents of the Alqueva Lake. The house requires a center: a protected courtyard that embraces the water.

It uses the terrain to cast a dome that covers the social areas and is the life center of the house. This is a very protected area where construction is barely al-

lowed.

As precedents for this project were the Mercury Baths in Baiae, following the notion of a great architectural event that has an imperceptible presence in the

landscape. Our idea was the to create an inverted dome that intersects and creates an opening that lights the space, shaping its precise geometry and limits.

The bedrooms open onto circular patios. Amid a wide natural landscape, the scale of the house is that of the patios and superior dome. They are the sole visible

elements, painted in radiant white.

The program is small and consists in the use of three bedrooms, living room and kitchen with dining area. These last two social areas receive light from the

dome and patios while the bedrooms connect with the patios only. The main access to the house is made from above connecting to the property entrance

pathway.

HOUSE IN MONSARAZ

Alentejo, Portugal

Project Architect, 2008

Top Images(1)Site overview (2&3)Mercury Baths, Baiae(4)Construction SiteBottom ImagesMassing diagrams from the ground leveluntil grade level

Daily life in the 21st century appears to be nominated by technology. There is a ubiquitous sense of connection and constant change that impacts societies around the

world. However on individual-level there is also a quest for peace, a demand for continuity and beauty. The Våler Church must reflect this importance bringing back to

our mind the idea of the archetypal architecture, which in Norway is the product of folk culture. This traditional construction in wood is suggestive for the engagement

between native materials and elaborate techniques. Builders seem to have been guided through time by the physical presence of wood and the omnipresence of nature.

In a country of boundless coniferous forests that provides a welcome source of income and creates wealth for the nation, solid close log buildings seem to dominate the

landscape. We have come to understand that the two wood building methods used in Norway – stave and log construction – have been adapted for many building types in

its culture throughout the ages. Stave construction the oldest, involved the use of vertical planks to form the walls and log construction in other hand, made use of timbers

that were notched at the corners and horizontally stacked on top of one another. This last is the one that caught our attention, requires more wood but it also retains more

heat. More importantly, guaranties that one gesture makes possible installing the whole program under the same roof. One single piece in the landscape translates the

consciousness that every building is made differently, reflecting regional and time characteristics and its one unique force.

VALER CHURCH

Valer, Norway

Project Architect, 2011

Top images(1)Site overview (2)Mortuary chapel(3)Baptistery (4)Nave with altar and choirBottom images(1)Section from the nave and Baptistery (2)Sectionfrom Baptistery and Mortuary chapel (3)Section fromMortuary chapel and nave

SPA IN THE DESERT

Wadi Rum, Jordan

Harvard GSD studio | instructor Sahel Al Hiyari

Top images(1)Site overview (2)Satellite view(3)1:200 model (4)1:50 modelBottom images(1)Rendered section (2)Study analysis

The site is the amazing natural park of Wadi Rum where the sand desert meets these unique local rock formations.

The program asked for one hotel and spa. There was no determined location. The rock formations generate locality in this area of the desert and that was the starting

point for the idea. The project had its precedents on the local ancient architecture and wisdom.

Like the construction typology in Petra the idea was to engage the rock and generate a place. The building is made of 4 volumes that open to the rock while creat-

ing an enclosure, the oasis. This oasis sits in the shade for most part of the day and its freshness provide controlled temperatures for the hotel and spa. The higher

volume is engaged in the rock gully and has a water reservoir to take advantage of all the rainwater. The pools and spa are located at the lower level while the rooms

are taking advantage of the higher views. Also, this operation provides controlled temperatures and cooling devices to the upper level.

The rock shades the entire roof after 4 pm and it is the perfect setting for relaxation areas while enjoying the desert horizon.

Like the constructions of Shibam in Yemen and the local Jordanian caravanserais the materiality of the building will rely in local clay bricks.

Born in 1980, Lisbon

Education Portuguese Architects Association (OA) Member # 17369

Harvard University | Graduate School of Design, Cambridge

March II, class of 2012

Luso-American Foundation | Fellowship Recipient academic year 2011-2012

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | Fellowship Recipient academic year 2011-2012

Luso-American Foundation | Fellowship Recipient academic year 2010-2011

Harvard University | Business School, Cambridge

Financial Management of Smaller Firms | 3 modules, Fall 2011

Harvard University | Graduate School of Design, Cambridge

Summer program IEL S-D50 English for Design, 2010

Continuing Education Courses | Portuguese Architects Association, Lisbon

Status and Ethics, 2006

Universal Design and Accessibility, 2006

Building Techniques, 2006

Legal Framework, 2006

Civil Code and Copyright Code, 2006

Proposal Fees, 2006

Building’s energetic performance, 2006

Planning and Urban Design, 2007

Universidade Lusíada | School of Architecture, Lisbon

5 year Licenciatura degree in Architecture, class of 2006

SIA International Workshop | Universidade Autónoma, Lisbon

Ideas for Poço do Bispo area, work developed with architect

Marcel Meili’s team, 2003

Teaching

2010-2012 Guest Critic at Harvard University, Roger Williams University and

Northeastern University

2011 Teaching assistant, City of Wood course with Jonathan Levi, Spring 2011

Teaching assistant, City of Steel course with Eric Howler, Spring 2011

Skills and Abilities Fluent in English and Portuguese | Spoken Spanish

AutoCad, Revit, 3ds Max Design, VRay, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, MS Office

Experience working with CNC engraving machine and software

Experience William Rawn Associates, Boston

2012 SUNY University at Albany Student Center addition, New York

Concept Design, Schematic Design and Design Development

Harvard Business School Tata Hall, Cambridge

Concept Design, Design Development and Construction Documents

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic

Design Development and Construction Documents

Aires Mateus & Associados Studio, Lisbon

2010 House in Comporta, Portugal (built)

Publication Materials

Setubal Public Library, Portugal

Project Architect | City Presentations and Concept Design

Apartment in Lapa, Portugal (built)

Construction Documents and Construction Administration

Antwerp Provincial Government Building, Belgium

Design team | Competition

2009 Martim Moniz Cable Car, Portugal

Project Architect | City Presentations and Concept Design

Vila Nova da Barquinha elementary school, Portugal (built)

Construction Administration

House in Coruche, Portugal (built)

Developed Construction Documents and Construction Administration

EDP Headquarters Competition, Portugal (1st prize)

Design team | Competition, Design Development and Construction Documents

Bom Sucesso Design Resort (built)

Construction Administration

Aquapura Resort houses in Barrocal, Portugal (in progress)

Schematic Design

2008 Manuel Aires Mateus House in Monsaraz, Portugal (under construction)

Project Architect | Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents

and Construction Administration

Lisbon Botanical Garden and Parque Mayer Competition | Final Phase (1st prize)

Design team | Concept Design and Design Development

House in Alcobaça, Portugal (built)

Construction Documents

Aquapura Hotel in Barrocal Competition, Portugal (1st prize)

Design Team | Competition

Batista Russo Block, Portugal

Project Architect | Schematic Design and Design Development

Lisbon Botanical Garden and Parque Mayer Competition | 1st Open Phase (1st prize)


Cais 24 apartment building in Alcântara, Portugal (built)


Herdade da Comporta Resort, Portugal

Design Team | Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents

2007 “Storytelling Museum” Convento de la Trinidad, Malaga, Spain

Design team | Competition (1st prize)

Library and Cultural Centre in Sines , Portugal (built)

Developed Mies Van Der Rohe prize application

Apartment and Commercial Buildings International Competition by invitation

in Seine, Paris France (finalist)

Design Team | Competition

“The Edge” Multi-Purpose Tower Competition in Dubai (finalist)


Pádova Auditorium and Cultural Center Competition by invitation, Italy (finalist)


Aquapura Resort and Hotel in Otesevo, Macedonia

Concept Design

Benevento Development Center of Heritage and Cultural activity, International

Competition by Invitation, Italy (finalist)


2006 Apartment Block Travessa Conde da Ponte in Alcântara, Portugal (built)

Construction Details and Construction Administration

Mixed-use Block in Moura, Portugal (built)


Apartment building in Principe Real, Portugal (built)


APCB Architects | Founder with architect Catarina Bello, Lisbon

2011 Valer Church International Competition, Valer | Norway

Project Architect | Competition

“Chocolate”, Hotel & Spa in Itacaré | Brazil (in progress)


2010 Housing development in Lapa | Lisbon. Portugal (in progress)

Project Architect | Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents

Mina de Côco”, six luxury villages in Ilhéus | Brazil


Portuguese Wine Producers Headquarters in Brazil, Ilhéus | Brazil (in progress)

Project Architect | Schematic Design

2009 Two Houses in Santo Condestável | Lisbon, Portugal


Santarém Bullfight Arena Competition, Portugal

Project Architect | Competition

Rui Passos Architecture Studio, Lisbon

2006 Bom Sucesso Design Resort (built)

Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction documents

ENSA Headquartes and Stores in Luanda, Angola (under construction)

Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents

2002 DAF Main Distributor for Lisbon area

Schematic Design and Design Development

2000 L’OREAL Headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal (built)

Design Development

Lectures and Publication

2011 Harvard GSD Platform

2007-2010 D’Arco magazine | Aires Mateus Monography

Casabella Magazine

AMAG Magazine | Aires Mateus Monography

El Croquis | Aires Mateus Monography


2008 Lecture with Manuel Aires Mateus at Sevilla School of Architecture

Invited by Guillermo Vasquez Consuegra

Travelling

Portugal, Spain, France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jordan,

Morocco, India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodja, USA, Brazil

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