A2OFFICE®
Architecture and Coordination: Alberto Dias Ribeiro
Location: Casa da Música Metro Station, Porto, Portugal
Client: Plataforma Zero, Lda.
Construction: Retorvila Construções, Lda.
Photography: © AL.MA
A small space of just over 20m ² was the site for the deployment of this kiosk, in the lobby of the Metro Station.This project was based on the idea of "pause". Pause between commuting routes (home-work-home, home-school-home, etc.) where one color dominates: yellow. As in the the trilogy of traffic lights, yellow symbolizes a moment of pause, amid the movement of green and stopping of red.The yellow as the predominant color requires the interaction with neutral colors to highlight. Thus, the space is organized hierarchically, with areas of public access and neutralizing with yellow (visually) the restricted areas with gray.In terms of lighting, we tried to create different types of spot lighting, treating exhibition spaces as own themes, creating gradients and focal points in the visitor's attention.