Margarida Matos

(s)em casa, 2019 - Master's Thesis

(s)em casa - Master's Thesis

(s)em casa, 2019 - Master's Thesis

city plans overlapping water lines with industrial locations
map-valley of Chelas

about


The project consisted in the reabilitation of the old factory Tinturaria Portugália, combining adaptive housing for temporary homelessness/migration conditions and community usage spaces as market, ateliers and activity spaces, aiming for a complementary solution to shelters that already exist in this part of the city. The project is
built on temporary structures, that leave a nearly nonexistent footprint over the Valley’s ecological system. It was considered that offering a “temporary home” is also an invitation for the participatory construction of the city itself.

Architect and designer, interested in crafting and communicating sustainable futures for cultural spaces through adaptive reuse, heritage preservation and spatial design.

work experience

Spatial designer @ TOYNO studio, 2023-present

Architect @ Policronica,2021-2023

Architect @ Palácio do Grilo, 2020

Exhibition and workshop assistant @ Lisbon Architecture Trienalle, 2019

Research Assistant for Arch. Carlos Mourão Pereira, 2018-2019

education

User Experience Design Ironhack, 2023

MsC Architecture ULisboa, 2019

BsC Architecture ULisboa, 2016

 

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