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Living Foz

This is a project by dEMM arquitectura and it is located at Porto, Portugal. Project's program: Apartment building with 40 apartments on 7 floors. There are twenty four images for Living Foz.

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Project details

Project name: Living Foz
Location: Porto, Portugal
Program: Apartment building with 40 apartments on 7 floors
Area: Constructed Area: 12.000 m2 + courtyard
Year: Project start: 2008 • Completion: 2010
Project by: dEMM arquitectura
Team: Principal designer: Paulo Fernandes da Silva • Collaborators: Isabela Neves, Tiago Soares Lopes
Others: Structural Engineering: Gepec • Landscape Architect: arqt.OF, Daniel Monteiro • Electrical Engineering: Ohm-e • Mechanical Engineer: Get • Contractor: J. Camilo

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Designer's statement

Located nearby Oporto's seaside area, Living Foz is composed by 40 apartments distributed over 7 floors.

Unleashing 30 percent of the plot area for a collective use garden, a relief to the neighboring construction is obtained.

The balcony angle articulation creates spaces enriched by contrasts of light and shade, exposure and protection, emphasized by the contrast between the white cast-in-place concrete and the dark Glass Reinforced Concrete. The geometric and material principle of the façades continues trough the external areas, creating landscaped spaces for playing, strolling and relaxing.

The controlled sun exposure, the thermal inertia of the façade, the use of alternative energy and electrically efficient appliances, are features that integrate the building in a quality standard of respect for the Individual and their Habitat.