#Susana Rosmaninho

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QUEM É QUEM: ARQTºS SUSANA ROSMANINHO E PEDRO AZEVEDO. CONHEÇA O ATELIER AQUI! Escritório fundado no Porto por Susana Rosmaninho e Pedro Azevedo.Desde o início que se dedicam às mais diversas escalas, programas e sítios, demonstrando grande resiliência com orçamentos e prazos reduzidos. Mais em

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Dois projetos de Coimbra na bienal de arquitetura

A recuperação das Estufas Tropicais do Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, da autoria de João Mendes Ribeiro, e a renovação do Colégio da Trindade, de Manuel Aires Mateus e Francisco Aires Mateus, integram o lote dos vinte projetos portugueses selecionados para a XI Bienal Ibero-Americana de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (XI BIAU), num total de 210 obras de 14 países.

Num lote maioritariamente de Lisboa, destacam-se, entre outros, os projetos na “província” do Centro de Convívio de Grândola, também dos irmãos Aires Mateus, e do Centro Interpretativo do Vale do Tua, de Pedro Azevedo e Susana Rosmaninho.

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Dois projetos de Coimbra na bienal de arquitetura

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Prize-winners in the 8th edition of the ARCHIZINC TROPHY by VMZINC

Jury Special Award : Tua Valley Interpretive Centre (Portugal) by Mrs SUSANA ROSMANINHO and Mr PEDRO AZEVEDO (ROSMANINHO+ AZEVEDO ARCHITECTS)

INDUSTRIAL LANGUAGE Following an apparently lightweight renovation, a railway warehouse is equipped with a new envelope in keeping with its new purpose.

In 1880, the opening of the Douro railway line provided a solid alternative to waterway transport on an unpredictable, twisting river. One hundred years later, several sections of this railway, considered insufficiently lucrative, were closed. In 2008, operation of the line ceased entirely. The construction of a dam on the Tua River, approved the following year and requiring 16 kilometres of railway tracks to be flooded, made any re-use of the service definitively impossible. The creation of the Tua Valley Interpretive Centre (TVIC) was part of the compensation programme associated with the construction of the dam. Its purpose is to allow visitors to get to know the history of the valley, its main places of interest and less known natural resources, with a view to facilitating informed tourism conducive to responsible development.

The TVIC is housed in two disused hangars of the Tua train station. The Rosmaninho-Azevedo architecture firm wanted to give each hangar a singular identity. The parts dedicated to photography exhibitions took up residence in one hangar, which retained its timber envelope. Separated by train tracks, the second part of the TVIC was more comprehensively renovated, in keeping with an ambitious programme. The zinc cladding of the pavilion reconciles two almost antagonistic choices by the architects: sourcing of a material to blend with the industrial character of this venue, while at the same time expressing a noble dimension in line with the Douro's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. QUARTZ-ZINC® corrugated panels were installed on the roof and facade, reinterpreting the timber hangars.

The building's floor area was extended in keeping with the limits dictated by the circulation of trains, in order to house the entire programme. Elimination of the side platforms enabled the construction of a thick wall integrating an air gap. Positioned behind the zinc cladding, it produces natural ventilation, minimizing the use of air conditioning equipment. Although this transversal extension may seem insignificant, it in fact created more space for the permanent exhibition areas housed in the second hangar. With a substantial economy of means, the zinc skin demonstrates that it is possible to change a building completely without disrupting it, to alter use without betraying the identity of a place.

Jury's assessment: Expert work, creating discrepancy yet recalling an original model.