15 Juin 2024
Visit to Dom Pedro Quinto Residence
Between February and July 2024, Porto City Council and Casa da Arquitectura have teamed up to develop the "Porto de Arquitetura" event, a cycle of free architectural visits open to the public upon prior registration, which will take place in a series of eight buildings in the city that are representative of the most recent contemporary architecture developed here. Each visit will be accompanied by a talk with the architects and other personalities linked to the spaces, which will give an insider's view of the process of designing, building and restoring the works.
Each visit is accompanied by a talk with the architects and other personalities linked to the spaces, which will give an insider's view of the process of designing, building and restoring the works.
Biography
Adriano Pimenta (Porto, 1968) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) in 1994.
15th June
16h00
Visit to the Dom Pedro Quinto Residence - sign up here
Visit led by Adriano Pimenta
17h00
Talk "Rehabilitation and Private Initiative"
Ziyou Tian and Pedro Francisco, Qualive
Francisco Paiva Ribeir, Invenio Engenharia (moderator) - sign up here
The Dom Pedro Quinto project combines the restoration of the manor house in the centre of the site, transformed into a boutique hotel, with the construction of new houses ranging from studio to three-bedroom units, and with distinct but cohesive housing concepts, carefully crafted on the terraced site.
With a layout that respects the history of the three streets that surround the condominium, the project incorporated the structuring elements of Porto's urban topography, the terraces and granite walls in contrast to the concrete construction of the housing units and complemented by the vegetation suspended from beams that demarcate the land and the gardens of the units.
The large outdoor areas complement the unique hilltop location and offer a unique view over the River Douro.
Project and completion date 2019-2023
Architect: Adriano Pimenta
Address: Rua da Pena, Rua de D. Pedro V, 433, 461 and 463, Viela do José da Mestra
Biography
Adriano Pimenta (Porto, 1968) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) in 1994.
Between 1992 and 2007, he worked in the office of architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, where he coordinated, among others, the work on the Porto Metro between 1999 and 2007.
He started his own practice in 2007, where he works on his own projects or in partnership with various architects.
Between 2013 and 2017, he lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he worked as a consultant on the 170km Riyadh Metro.
His work covers a variety of scales and programmes. More recent projects include the construction of the D. Pedro V condominium completed in 2023, 20 detached houses in Madalena, an office building in Porto, the 1st prize for the construction of a factory for CP's new trains in Guifões, Matosinhos and the recent project to complete the Casas das Sete Cidades in the Azores, in partnership with architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
In partnership with architect José Gigante, Imago Arquitetos and Mestre Wage, he won the competition for a metro station in Oslo, which is currently under construction.
In 2021 he took part in the competition for the new bridge over the River Douro with Herzog & de Meuron, as resident architect, and was part of the team that in 2018 developed the guidelines for the construction of the high-speed line in the Baltic countries.
In 2018/2020, he was a consultant for the Systra company in India for the New Delhi Metro project and has been doing the same since 2019 for the Kanpur Metro in India.
With SBS Engineering Group, in 2018, he was part of the tender for the development of a park in the city of Riyadh, King Salman Park Master Plan, in Saudi Arabia.
In 2010, in partnership with architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, they won the competition for Évora Station, part of the new high-speed rail links planned for construction.
In 2019, he won an honourable mention in the João de Almada prize for the Kopke housing project in Porto and was a finalist in the FAD prize for the Sete Cidades Lagoon Hydrographic Basin Management Plan in the Azores, a project in partnership with architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
In 2018/2020, he was a consultant for the Systra company in India for the New Delhi Metro project and has been doing the same since 2019 for the Kanpur Metro in India.
With SBS Engineering Group, in 2018, he was part of the tender for the development of a park in the city of Riyadh, King Salman Park Master Plan, in Saudi Arabia.
In 2010, in partnership with architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, they won the competition for Évora Station, part of the new high-speed rail links planned for construction.
In 2019, he won an honourable mention in the João de Almada prize for the Kopke housing project in Porto and was a finalist in the FAD prize for the Sete Cidades Lagoon Hydrographic Basin Management Plan in the Azores, a project in partnership with architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
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