Intervening at the head office of Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Site presented an opportunity to reorganize the working environment of multiple parties involved in the construction of large tankers, formerly scattered across a vast industrial area of 0.88 km.
Nuno Almendra + 43 Project Team: Filipe Rodrigues, Ines Vicente, Marta Frazao, Antonio Pedro Faria, Filipa Neiva, Joana Matos, Rafael Gomes Engineering: Eng. Augusto Candeias Construction: Alexandre Salgado More SpecsLess Specs Nuno Almendra Text description provided by the architects. Located in Vilamoura, Algarve, the plot benefits from geographical advantages: total sun exposure, proximity to the sea, and views over a scenic golf course.
The building is a combination of blocks with high and low juxtaposition in a straight north-south shape. The first-floor building near the low tea hill in the south is designed as a kitchen and dining room, and the second-floor building with a wide view in the north is designed as a coffee shop. Several huge trees in the west of the site can reduce indoor energy consumption in hot summer, which creates favorable conditions for the design of large-area glass floor-to-ceiling windows.