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RAA + Fénix Office
RAA + Fénix Office
Santo Tirso, Portugal
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Other Projects by Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
RAA + Fénix Office
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Once home to the Santo Tirso branch of the Porto Trade Union Federation, this building stood unused for several years before being reborn as a symbol of collaboration and renewal through the joint intervention of Ricardo Azevedo’s Architecture Studio and the Engineering Design Company Fénix. The result is a renovated space that preserves the building’s original identity while reinterpreting it with a contemporary and subtle architectural language.
The intervention respected the existing structure, highlighting the architectural qualities that defined the building from its origin. The strategy focused on recovering essential elements and introducing new materials and solutions to ensure functionality, comfort, and formal coherence. Now adapted to the current needs of both companies, the building reflects an architecture that combines memory and modernity, keeping the history of the place alive.
“When we arrived here, the building already had very significant architectural qualities and a strong institutional character. What we did was, with great subtlety, almost as if painting with a fine brush, remove a few elements and highlight the beauty the building already possessed. The intervention was therefore as subtle as possible, marked only by light architectural touches, because the building itself already held all its beauty.”
This project reaffirms the importance of rehabilitating the built heritage as an active part of urban development. To restore without erasing history is to give new life to collective memory. The building now stands renewed, adapted to contemporary use while preserving the legacy that defines it, a testament to the commitment to protect and celebrate the architectural identity of Santo Tirso.
“Being a building with history, like many others that have been requalified over time, is something that truly pleases us and fills us with pride. It means ensuring that we keep our heritage alive, giving it a new character, requalifying with creativity and innovation. The space you can see today represents excellence and fully dignifies the history of this building throughout time.”
Ricardo Azevedo saw Santo Tirso as the ideal place to work and live, strengthening the bond between his studio and the territory.
The intervention respected the existing structure, highlighting the architectural qualities that defined the building from its origin. The strategy focused on recovering essential elements and introducing new materials and solutions to ensure functionality, comfort, and formal coherence. Now adapted to the current needs of both companies, the building reflects an architecture that combines memory and modernity, keeping the history of the place alive.
“When we arrived here, the building already had very significant architectural qualities and a strong institutional character. What we did was, with great subtlety, almost as if painting with a fine brush, remove a few elements and highlight the beauty the building already possessed. The intervention was therefore as subtle as possible, marked only by light architectural touches, because the building itself already held all its beauty.”
This project reaffirms the importance of rehabilitating the built heritage as an active part of urban development. To restore without erasing history is to give new life to collective memory. The building now stands renewed, adapted to contemporary use while preserving the legacy that defines it, a testament to the commitment to protect and celebrate the architectural identity of Santo Tirso.
“Being a building with history, like many others that have been requalified over time, is something that truly pleases us and fills us with pride. It means ensuring that we keep our heritage alive, giving it a new character, requalifying with creativity and innovation. The space you can see today represents excellence and fully dignifies the history of this building throughout time.”
Ricardo Azevedo saw Santo Tirso as the ideal place to work and live, strengthening the bond between his studio and the territory.
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