Marked by ostentatious orthogonality and virtuous compositional three-dimensionality, Tower 15 is a combined urban and landscaping operation with public spaces for use as retail and leisure. Inspired by the repetition observed in the stacked containers at Porto de Leixões, the facade consists of 6 modular nodes, which allows to adapt the design to different uses. The implantation and rotation are attentive to the dialogue with the organic fabrics that remain from an inherited rurality further assimilated by the city.
The idea of repetition and ascension is exacerbated to a limit with unity and continuity resulting from the overlapping of several layers, dynamically alternated and grouped. Using a gradient approach, from the smallest to the biggest apartment, the typologies are mixed.
The simplicity of the structural grid frees the corners for living rooms and balconies. The vertical and horizontal breaks in the edges of the volume create unlimited perspectives over Matosinhos.
Architect: OODADesign Team: Julião Pinto Leite, Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, João Jesus, João Styliano, André Cardoso, Vânia Costa, and Laura Leão (OODA)Client: Nexity P3Engineering: A400 – Projetistas e Consultores de EngenhariaPhotographer: Guilherme Oliveira / Gerardo Burmester
