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Long white volume against blue sky

Oeiras, Portugal

ISQ Headquarters

The headquarters of a technical institute stands in a science park on the edge of the city. The Portuguese architect arranged offices and laboratories in long white blocks that run parallel to each other around a central courtyard.

The blocks are linked at their ends and by bridges, and the courtyard between them is open to the sky. Long bands of windows light the offices and corridors along both sides.

Inside, a sculptural white stair rises through a tall hall, and the interiors are finished in white with stone floors.

Project Information

Design studio
Álvaro Siza Vieira
Time
2008
Type
Office
Primary materials
Concrete, Glass
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White wall with a deep recess
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Two parallel blocks with courtyard
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White blocks at sunset
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White volumes and lawn
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Long white building on the slope
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White corner and window
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White volume with openings
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White blocks under blue sky
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Courtyard seen through glass
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Corridor with long windows
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White hall with stone floor
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White stair in a tall hall
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White stair from below
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Figure on the white stair
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White room with shelves
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Pool of water lit at night
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Courtyard framed by a window
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Terrace between the blocks
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Parallel blocks and courtyard
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG

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