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Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado

RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO SECONDARY SCHOOL

Sousa Santos Architects

LOCATION
Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal

CATEGORY
Schools

YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Joao Morgado

The new building is rooted in the slope between the two sports fields of the school.

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado

In the south end of the building will be posicioned the public program, the library and the amphitheater enhancing the relationship of the school campus with the urban fabric of the city.

The upper level of this building is constructed with thin metallic columns that create a matrix in the library room.

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado

This columns end in a skylight creating an architectural paradox, a support that finishes in the sky.

All the new buildings are supposed to be read as a unitary architectural statement.

The construction proposes the spatial narrative and the formal choices contribute for the former.

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado


Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
© João Morgado


Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Plan
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Plan
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Plan
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Main Plan


Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Model
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Model


Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Elevations
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
Elevations
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School
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