Alvaro Siza
Christine
  • Swimming pools.
  • Buildings respond to sunlight. Going from plain light, to protected zones, to more interior, to even dark areas.
  • Inspired by rocks and the sea.
  • "Atlantic cannot be separated from Portuguese culture."
  • Designed furniture.
    • Contadora Secretary Desk
    • Aveiro Chair
    • Alem Chair
  • Buildings frame human landscape in subtle, beautiful ways.
  • Complex articulation of volumes that generate simultaneous readings of the overall mass.
  • 6 m tall entrance doors (upsized scale) - triggers our notion of space.
  • Buildings create complex chain of emotions.
    • Indoor/Outdoor effects.
    Patios, terraces, and decks.
    Use of water.
    Contrasting spaces in a spatial sequence (dark to light).

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