Guilherme Machado Vaz

Pavilion in Manhufe

Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos

Pavilion in Manhufe 

Guilherme Machado Vaz

ARCHITECTS
 Guilherme Machado Vaz 

STEEL STRUCTURE
Pavimetal - Eng. João Nuno Pais Costa

PROJECT PROMOTER
Câmara Municipal De Matosinhos

MANUFACTURERS
Dagol

CONSTRUCTION FIRM
Rbt - Eng. Edite

COLLABORATORS
Inês Campo

PHOTOGRAPHS
José Campos

AREA
256 M²

YEAR
 202

LOCATION
Matosinhos, Portugal

CATEGORY
Other Facilities

Text description provided by architect.

Manhufe Pavilion is located next to a set of three black (and red) buildings, located in a parking lot in Matosinhos (Porto) that we designed a few years ago.

Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos
Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos

Along with two of the existing buildings, it will be used to teach children the particularities of public and private space.

Inside the pavilion, city streets and car circulation will be simulated so they can learn the basic rules - like crossing the street, understanding traffic signals, etc.

Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos
Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos

The aim was to have a eco friendly building that could take advantage of natural light and natural ventilation to reduce energy consumption. The shape of the building arises from that purpose.

The squared inverted step pyramid has been designed before by Edoardo Sianesi (Textile Pavilion, Milan, 1957) and Pezo von Elrichschausen (Casa Nida, Chile, 2015) (and probably more…).

Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos
Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos
Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos

The ‘negative’ version of this shape can be found in many of India’s stepwells.

In this case, this shape was used because it generates façade shadowing for summer solar exposure and enables the appropriation of the inferior horizontal surface of the cantilever as a permanent transversal ventilation system.

The building has a concrete base (and foundation), that turns into a bench on the inside. A steel structure gives form to the inverted pyramid and it’s fixed to the concrete element.

Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos
Pavilion in Manhufe
© José Campos

A translucent polycarbonate skin involves the steel skeleton and allows natural light to come inside.


Pavilion in Manhufe
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Pavilion in Manhufe
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Pavilion in Manhufe
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Pavilion in Manhufe
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Pavilion in Manhufe
Facades

Guilherme Machado Vaz
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Guilherme Machado Vaz
Praceta D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, 20 5th, Floor Sala FY D. Nuno Building, 4450-218 Matosinhos, Protugal