JLCG arquitectos . + 2015 Mies Award nominee
To the Northeast, facing the city of Covilhã and the Estrela mountain range, the long and segmented development of the Support Buildings upper floor, 335 m long and 20 m wide, largely glazed on all its sides, draws the limit of the water surface, as if it were a dam. Under the body of water, a semi-underground level establishes the connections between the Support Building and the Technical Blocks, and houses several support areas as well as the indoor parking.
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The working spaces of the complex are located on the upper level: South of the main entrance the working and meeting areas for clients, the telepresence room and the auditorium; to the West, the employees working areas, namely the NOC network operations centre, the crises room and other working spaces, interspersed with vertical access nucleus connecting to the lower floor, toilets, meeting rooms, and leisure and meals areas.
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JLCG arquitectos
Authors
Joao Luís Carrilho da Graça
Collaborators
Architect: Francisco Freire, Pedro Ricciardi, Nuno Pinho, Filipe Homem, Lu Cordeiro, Isac Coimbra Collaborator (office): Sim Botelho, Filipe Garcia, Nuno Pinto, Paulo Barreto Landscape architect: Victor Beiramar Diniz Structural engineering: Lu Sim Electrical: Ant Ramos Mechanical: Jorge Neves Hydraulic: V Cardoso Engineering: Manuel Aldeanueva Environmental: Ana Rita Assun Others: Marco Ant Bento Fire consulting: Paulo Prata Ramos Acoustical: Filomena Macedo
