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Social Centre by Imago
Photographer José Campos has sent us some images of a social centre in Brufa, Portugal, by Portuguese studio Imago.
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Apertures have been carved out of the rectangular concrete volume, creating little slits and openings all around the building.
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Openings in the roof plan create little courtyard areas flooded with natural light.
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In contrast to the exterior façade, the interior features glazed walls that wrap around the courtyards.
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A day care facility, rest home, offices and service areas are housed within the building, all oraganised aroung a central patio.
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Photographs are by José Campos.
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The following information is from the architects:
Social Centre – Brufe
Brufe, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Inaugurated 2010
Based on a block form some openings are carved to illuminate the interior space or in most cases tearing and piercing the building to its inner courtyard.
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The building is turned inside out: the exterior façades look opaque, dense, with just a few carves in the main points of the building like the stairs and the main entrance.
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The interior façades appear as a translucid and continuous glass curtain wall that embrace the internal patio shaded by proposed trees.
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In the top portion of the mass each carving provokes an event with its surroundings, covered parking spaces, main entrance, and a covered seating area for open air events.
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The programs criteria includes day care, rest home, office and service areas and is organized in functional blocks surrounding a central court yard.
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The physical communication within itself accentuates permanent visual relationship.
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The interconnection or independence when necessary is distributed in a permanent manner.
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Credits
Authors:
Architect André de Moura Leitão Cerejeira Fontes
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Architect António Jorge de Moura Leitão Cerejeira Fontes
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Co-Authors
Architect Nuno Cruz, Architect António Dias and Architect Bruno Marques
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Collaborators
Architect José Forte, Architect Sónia Gonçalves, Architect José Pedro Fernandes
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Architect José Miguel Bahia, Architect Pedro Negrões Soares
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Engineer Eugénia Fontes, Dr. Tiago Fontes
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Technical Projects
Structure – Engineer António Ramos – “R3R Gabinete de projectos Lda”
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Electrical Instalation – Engineer Joaquim Filipe Leite de Abreu – “Apótema Gabinete de Projectos Eléctricos, Rita e Gás Lda”
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HVAC project – Engineer António João Gomes da Costa Palmeira – “Gaprel”
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Construction area - 1876,95 m2
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