Duarte Caldeira

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado

THE REGISTRAR OFFICE OF S. VICENTE

Duarte Caldeira

ARCHITECTS
Duarte Caldeira

PHOTOGRAPHS
Joao Morgado

AREA
420.0 m2

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Sao Vicente, Portugal

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente has been completed in 2011, and is situated on the north coast of the island of Madeira.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado

The building was designed by the portuguese architect Duarte Caldeira.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente is a wooden and glass building arranged on top of various rectangular shaped concrete boxes, previously used as kiosks in the local urban park.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado

Standing on the top of an underground car park, the new transparent building allows the view of the surrounding mountainous landscape, and has an influx of natural light.

This public building consists of one single area divided in half by a counter, which sets apart the general public from the offices’ workspace.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado

The existing volumes intersect the glass walls, and are now covered in local volcanic basalt stone.

They function as private offices and service areas.

In the interior, the black flooring and window frames, make a contrast with the wooden ceiling and the outdoor pillars which sustain the construction.

The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
© Joao Morgado


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
Site Plan
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
Floor Plan


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
Section 01
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
Section 02


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
West Elevation
The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
North Elevation


The Registrar Office of S. Vicente
Perspective

Duarte Caldeira
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Duarte Caldeira
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