Trinity College Renovation
TRINITY COLLEGE RENOVATION
Aires Mateus
ARCHITECTS
Aires Mateus
AUTHORS
Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus
COORDINATION
Susana Rodrigues
SPECIALITIES
BETAR, GPEC Trofa, JOULE, José Galvão Teles
COLLABORATORS
Valentino Capelo Sousa, Patrícia Marques, Mariana Barbosa Mateus, Joana Carmo Simões, Vânia Fernandes, Olga Sanina, Sara Nobre
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Coimbra, Portugal
CATEGORY
Schools, Renovation
Text description provided by architect.
The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values.
We differentiate between the "eternal" value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the "ephemeral" character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood.
The project was developed following this understanding of passing time, preserving the value of the "eternal" and proposing a new "ephemeral".
A structure made of steel, separate and flooded with light, suggests a new contemporaneity.
