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The new town hall of Trofa, a small city located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Porto, consisted of the renovation and expansion of an old industrial building. Completed in 2023, Trofa Town Hall was designed by NOARQ | José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira, who answered a few questions about...
Cylindrical forms are atypical for residential towers — Bertrand Goldberg's iconic Marina City “corncobs” come to mind as one example — in part because the shape makes it difficult to lay out apartments of various sizes. Student accommodations, on the other hand, are a better fit, given...
A narrow trapezoidal lot pushed Paulo Merlini Architects to be creative with the floor plans and balconies in their design of Boavista 339, a residential building in Porto. The balconies and arched windows define the facade, which also expresses the building's mix of studio and one-bedroom...