Student Hostel in Coimbra
documentation p. 774 - 777Architect Aires Mateus e Associados | Specialist Planner Galvão Teles | Rúben Sobral | Structural Engineer Planear |
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1.20 Horizontal section through facade
1:20 Vertical section through facade/roof
1:5000 Site plan
1:750 Section/Floor plans
The white, concrete block presents a blank closed façade to the northwest. This highly visible, seven-storey residential college on the new University campus only reveals its internal activity to the south-east; where its cladding of smooth timber panels and folding shutters alternatively open and close in accordance with the daily rhythms of student life.
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