I am a creative, passionate and extremely enthusiastic person who finds meaning and joy through the practice of Architecture and the development of good Design. I believe in the importance of Architecture and in the impact it has in everyday life, and in a way that’s what led me to become an Architect.
I have demonstrable experience in Portugal and in the UK, and am registered in the ARB.
Having studied Architecture in Portugal made me take a big deal of interest in craftsmanship: I like to draw and to build with my own hands, but this doesn’t mean I don’t see the value of using a computer, as Grace Hopper said, it “was the first machine man built that assisted the power of his brain instead of the strength of his arm.”
atelier db, London, GB, Architectural Assistant
When I moved to London I started working in atelier db, a practice that prides itself in its rigorous technical approach to architecture. While there I had the opportunity to work on multiple medium to large scaled commercial projects in London.
GGLL atelier, Lisbon, PT, Architectural Assistant
After I finished Architecture School I was offered a position as an assistant in a former Professor’s office - GGLLatelier - a very detail-oriented practice that specialises in bespoke design. While there I had the opportunity to work on multiple housing and commercial projects.
Arquicostume Construção Lda., Setúbal, PT, Assistant
Arquicostume was a construction company where I worked alongside my father to deliver on a large range of projects. I had to reconcile this job with University, as I was in Architecture school at the time.
Harvard University Edx, The Architectural Imagination
ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon, PT, Masters, Architecture and Urbanism
While in university I developed an array of projects that ranged from abstract exploratory projects to realistic developments, and even to the study of urban form and its relation with architecture.
On the final year one had to submit a project proposal accompanied by a dissertation of a year’s worth of work. I chose to use my work to open a discussion about the city’s image and heterogeneity - which I predicted would be useful in my career - by submitting a whole body of work entitled “In The Impossible City - the eulogy of the ordinary”. The final classification was 18 out of 20.
hogeschool 'Sint Lucas' Brussel, Brussels, BE, Architecture and Urbanism
On my fourth year I spent a semester studying in Brussels, which allowed me to travel and learn, giving me the desire to work abroad once I finished the University.
Navarro Paiva juvenile detention centre | competition, 1st Place
My professional route started when still in University with a competition for a Juvenile Prisional Centre in Navarro Paiva (2012). I participated in this project with a few colleagues, counting on the support of a former Professor of ours for technical and organisational matters. After meeting the director of the prisional centre, we came to conclude that a project requiring a lot of resources would not be feasible. Alongside that, the fact that the main building was in good condition and was merely insufficient for the children to be schooled in, led us to think of ways to complement the existing complex and to harmonise its exterior space. Our solution involved a three-stage processthat would allow construction to proceed when funds were available. Although we won 1st place on the competition, the project was never built due to lack of funds.
