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António Lopes Cardoso


Graduated at FAUP (Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade do Porto) with a Master's degree in Architecture
Application for an internship for the Portuguese Order of Architects

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01     Temporary housing in Douro
2024 - 2025
Vale de Mendiz, Pinhão, Douro
        FAUP












This theoretical-practical exercise responds to a real and emerging problem, arising from dialogue and a shared will to create a new reality. Although initiated between author and interlocutor — understood here as a client — the motivation goes beyond fulfilling a design request, aiming instead to address a broader collective need. The project focuses on the Alto Douro Wine Region, contributing to its built heritage and tackling urgent social issues linked to viticulture. The historical relationship between landscape and human labour raises questions about the evolution of seasonal workers’ ways of life. This essay reflects on that condition, considering the coexistence between local communities and recurring tourism. Quinta do Cruzeiro, in Vale de Mendiz, becomes the setting for testing a proposal that dignifies vineyard workers’ living conditions. The design is guided by principles of reversibility and adaptability, essential in temporary accommodation and in managing seasonal human flows. It is shaped by the region’s historical context, its man-made landscape, and by references to seasonal architectural strategies that inform key design decisions.
















Group of workers at a Cardenho, Douro’s seasonal housing structure
 


Location and  relation with the village

House’s position on the landscape, facing west. Western elevation, scale 1.200
   

   Plan of first level of rooms. Scale 1.200

Schematic diagram of the relationship 
between the Quinta do Cruzeiro and 
the different room cores 
      Isometry of the proposed project for the Quinta do Cruzeiro

   
   Plan Level 1. Main house/colective spaces. Scale 1.50


Yellow(before) and reds(after) of the main house


   Section through the main house. Scale 1.50

 
   Plan Level -1. First level of rooms. Scale 1.50


   Detailed study of the module. Respectively scales 1.50, 1.20 and 1.10


Different uses of the modules
Images of the each module’s interior