PUBLIC BUILDINGS

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Porto . 2024

Year
2024
Location
Porto, Portugal
Team
Jorge Sousa Santos, Nuno Rosado
Engineering
WA-EC Luís Elvas, Marcelino Lopes, Ricardo Chibeles
Client
Polytechnic Institute of Porto

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About the project

Construction of two new buildings on the campus of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto – School of Education: an auditorium and a teaching building.

The auditorium is located at the edge of the campus, adjacent to the Circunvalação Road, and is conceived as a highly visible element within the campus. The building is defined by a reinforced-concrete plinth and an upper volume in U-Glass, designed to operate as a backlit element.

The teaching building takes the form of an extension to the existing facilities, organised into two integrated volumes. Its morphology results from simple construction processes, defined in direct response to the economic constraints of the programme, ensuring functional and formal continuity with the existing campus.