Fonte de Angeão School, Vagos Building, Design, Portuguese Education Architecture, Images

Fonte de Angeão School

Vagos Building, Education Facility in Portugal – design by Miguel Marcelino, Arquitecto, Lda., Lisbon

26 Dec 2016

Fonte de Angeão School in Vagos

Architects: Miguel Marcelino

Location: Fonte de Angeão, Vagos, Portugal

Fonte de Angeão School in Vagos

The school setting allows a close relationship with nature, located in the countryside, the new primary school + kindergarten is surrounded by beautiful adult trees.

The proposal explores the relations between inside and outside through two systems that will define the spatial organization of the school: in the classrooms, an atmosphere of concentration is sought, so the large windows open to gaps, like private courtyards, providing controlled natural light and diagonal views to the surroundings.

In the common zones the opposite happens: direct and frontal views, large perspective fields in all directions as well as plenty of natural light in the corridors.

Fonte de Angeão School – Building Information

Architecture: Miguel Marcelino
Collaborators: Pedro Dourado, José Figueiredo (acoustics), António Portugal (fire safety), Andreia Florentino (mural illustrations)
Structural Engineering: Betar (José Venâncio)
Plumbing Engineering: Ana Luísa Ferreira
Electrical Engineering: Fernando Carvalho Araújo
Mechanical Engineering: António Lopes do Rego
Landscape Design: FC Arquitectura Paisagista
Phases: 2008 (open competition, 1st prize) 2009-2010 (project) 2011-2014 (construction)
General Contractor: Encobarra
Gross Floor Area: 2.885sqm
Gross Volume: 10.963 m3
Building Footprint: 2.885sqm
Site Area: 15.678sqm
Location: Fonte de Angeão, Vagos, Portugal
Client: Municipality of Vagos

Photographs: José Campos – Architectural Photographer