Projects

Conceived and built for FIL ( Lisbon International Fair), in a record time of 30 days, from design and procurement, to prefabrication and assembly. It arises from a need for temporary expansion, but despite this it has become a long-term construction, the result of the successful integration with the rest of the venue. It is the only wooden construction at FIL, an integrated and harmonious counterpoint with the surroundings entirely built in steel and reinforced concrete. The pavilion of innovation grows among the other constructions with a deconstructivist crease with its totally asymmetrical geometry. The combination of these factors accentuates one of the strongest particularities of the pavilion: an outstanding acoustic comfort taking into account its scale and use in large events.

Applied with insertion in an architectural structure in conventional reinforced concrete, the wooden pieces that "inhabit" the various facades of the building offers a more organic expression, seeking a material relationship with the surrounding natural environment. On the fronts of the rooms, separating vertical planes were placed, in wooden slats, which together create a rhythm of striking color and texture, a "wooden image" embedded perpendicularly, in the thin line of concrete "boxes". Wood assumes a clearly ornamental role in this work, in addition to its natural functionality, and also the symbolic role of a "desire for respect/environmental dialogue", for its sustainable nature.

The Calouste Gulbenkian Modern Art Centre has been transformed with a curvilinear structure designed by the Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates, clad in thermally treated ash wood supplied by JULAR. The renovation created an innovative dialogue between the building and its surroundings, integrating gardens and urban spaces. The new entrance at the southern vertex and the elegant wooden canopy reinterpret the original architecture, aesthetically connecting the space to the rest of the Foundation. It is a project that deserves to be experienced in person, highlighting the harmony between the modern and the natural.