Trinity College Renovation / Aires Mateus

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  • Architects: Aires Mateus
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  4093
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
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    Photographs:Nelson Garrido
  • Authors: Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus
  • Coordination: Susana Rodrigues
  • Collaborators: Valentino Capelo Sousa, Patrícia Marques, Mariana Barbosa Mateus, Joana Carmo Simões, Vânia Fernandes, Olga Sanina, Sara Nobre
  • Specialities: BETAR, GPEC Trofa, JOULE, José Galvão Teles
  • Constructor: Veiga Lopes S.A.
  • City: Coimbra
  • Country: Portugal
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Text description provided by the architects. The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values. We differentiate between the "eternal" value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the "ephemeral" character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood.

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The project was developed following this understanding of passing time, preserving the value of the "eternal" and proposing a new "ephemeral". A structure made of steel, separate and flooded with light, suggests a new contemporaneity.

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Address:Coimbra, Portugal

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Cite: "Trinity College Renovation / Aires Mateus" [Reabilitação do Colégio da Trindade / Aires Mateus] 27 Jul 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/876574/trinity-college-renovation-aires-mateus> ISSN 0719-8884

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