Joana Cardoso portfolio 2012

Joana Cardoso Pereira da Silva Gonzaga

Joana Cardoso is a London based architect

who is currently working for John Robertson

Architects. She has participated in some

architecture exhibitions and refurbishment

projects and is currently working on the

project of BankMed Headquarters in Beirut.

In 2011 she completed the master degree in

architecture in Faculdade de Arquitectura da

Universidade do Porto with the master thesis

“Refurbishment of Secondary Schools”.

Besides architecture she has some

experience in illustration and has created

the visual layout for mobile applications.

Email: joanacardosoarq@gmail.com

Phone: +44 7446 104 632 / +351 918 305 157

Adress: Top Floor Flat 232 Edgware Road

W2 1 DW London

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2006/2007

Imaginary city.

Imaginary city – development of a square.

Cafe at Porto’s City Park.

Villa for five students in Porto.

2007/2008

p.7 Architectural and urban intervention: student housing by the river.

Constructive analysis of five 18th and 19th century houses in Porto.

2008/2009

p.13 30 flats.

p.19 Collective housing: 200 flats in Monte Pedral.

2009/2010

p.29 Hotel in Douro’s riverside, Porto.

Várzea da Serra, a study on a Portuguese village,

urban and architectural research project.

2010/2011

p.41 Urban project for Leça do Balio.

Refurbishing project for Peter’s Cafe, Porto.

Academic work

Professional

Erect Architecture

p.48 Taking Root - Camden Arts Centre Residency

John Robertson Architects

p.48 “2050 Developing the City” exhibition.

p.50 Bush and Melbourne House refurbishment.

Refurbishment of office building reception

Refurbishment of Great Arthur House

p.54 Project for BankMed office building in Beirut.

Architectural and urban intervention:

stundent housing by the river.

Ribeira do Porto, the place where the city was

born, is a very touristic and picturesque area

in spite of its urban and social problems. The

programs are a student housing, an art gal-

lery with a tourism post and eating facilities.

The answer integrates the buildings in a public

space composed by various platforms that al-

low the user to relate with the river in different

ways, highlighting the scenic qualities of the

place.

Developed in all scales

2007/2008

Supervised by Architect Madalena Pinto

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main facade (south) drawings of the site

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student housing – model, scale 1/200student housing – first floor plan

section A A’

B

B’

A’A

Joana Cardoso Student housing by the river

watercolour drawings of the proposal

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30 flats

In this first approach to collective housing the

students were asked to design a residential

building in no specific site. The project con-

sists of three-storey houses that are organized

in pairs, each pair sharing a common garage.

These dwellings focus on a strong visual rela-

tionship between the kitchen, the dining room,

the drawing room and the garden. The bed-

room floor is much more private, the most in-

timate and quiet area of the house.

Scales: 1/200 à 1/50

2008/2009

Supervised by Architect Maria José Casanova

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0 5 m

A

A’

section A A’

east facade

ground floor, first floor and second floor plan

Joana Cardoso 30 flats

west facade

0 10 mN

ground floor plan

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Collective housing: 200 flats in Monte Pedral

The exercise begins by the restructure of a

block in Monte Pedral, a city area that is un-

dergoing some major changes. There, the old

houses and streets coexist with contemporary

buildings and recent urban developments. The

new program consists mainly of dwellings but

it also includes some commercial facilities, of-

fices and parking areas.

The second part of the exercise was the de-

velopment of one dwelling. Inspired by L’Unité

d’Habitation de Le Corbusier, the building is

mainly composed of two-stored flats but also

has shops, offices and space for parking the

cars.

Developed in all scales

2008/2009

Supervised by Architect Maria José Casanova

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0 50 m

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0 10 m

general plan

Joana Cardoso 200 flats in Monte Pedral

north facade

west facade

south facade

model scale 1/200

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0 10 m

model scale 1/200

north facade

east facade

Joana Cardoso 200 flats in Monte Pedral

stores

dwellings

offices

section A A’

0 2 m

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0 1 m

construction detail

Joana Cardoso 200 flats in Monte Pedral

0 10 m 0 2 m

third floor plan

A A’

second floor, third floor and fourth floor plan

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fourth floor

third foolr

second floor

Hotel in Douro’s riverside, Porto

The program consists of a 5* hotel with a con-

gress centre and spa, on Porto’s riverfront. The

concrete of the proposed building harmonizes

with the granite quarry, evoking the qualities of

strength and durability. The bedrooms, facing

the river, have the luxury of a privileged land-

scape, highlighted by the austere simplicity of

the room interior.

Developed in all scales

2009/2010

Supervised by Architect Camilo Rebelo

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0 10 m

south facade

0 20 m

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general plan

Joana Cardoso Hotel in Douro’s riverside

0 10 m

ground floor plan

A’

B’

A B

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0 10 m

first floor plan

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0 20 m

construction detail

section B B’

Joana Cardoso Hotel in Douro’s riverside

0 1 mtower plan section A A’

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bedroom interior

Joana Cardoso Hotel in Douro’s riverside

A A’

B

B’

0 1 m

0 20 cm

construction detail

section A A’; section B B’

bedroom plan

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bedroom interior

Joana Cardoso Hotel in Douro’s riverside

Urban project for Leça do Balio,

from the road network to the park bench

The area is characterized by a strong diver-

sity and fragmented urban tissue. The start-

ing point was the creation of the Ideal City

Concept – what is an Ideal City for the work-

ing team? Afterwards we analysed the area,

devised a strategy and finally conceived an

intervention plan.

After deciding which actions should be under-

taken, we divided the area in operating units

and distributed them to the members of the

team. Each member had to make an urban

project for his unit, always in accordance with

the main ideas of the working group.

Developed in all scales

2010/2011

In collaboration with: Joana Brito, Mónica

Silva, Ivo Duarte e Mariana Consciência

Supervised by Architect Luís Pedro Silva

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Creation of the ideal city concept

2. good variety of areas with different qualities

3. good quality of the non-built spaces

Analysis

1. good accessibility

1. road network

2. transport network

3. buildings’ organization

4. vegetation

5. topography

6. register

7. municipal master plan and estate plan

8. functions

9. statistical analysis

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Planned actions

First action:Making Leça’s Park.

Second action:Consolidation of the urban fabric.

Third action:Definition of an intermediate road network.

Strategy

loose urban tissue

industry and trade facilities

non-built areas to be qualified

urban center with rural origins

atractive programs

fast routes

railway line

suggested intermediate road network

suggested connections

route intersections that have to be solved

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Travessa

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Joana Cardoso Urban project for Leça do Balio

Operative Unit 3 Lionesa

Operating Unit 1 - Gondivai: individual work

Operative Unit 2 Feira de Santana

Operative Unit 4Ponte da Pedra and industrial area of São Mamede de Infesta

sector a: library

sector b:housing

sector c: train station

sector d:woods

Operative Unit 5Rua do Mosteiro

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0 30 msector a - plan of the proposal

A’

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Joana Cardoso Análise e intervenção urbana em Leça do Balio

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Thinking through drawing

The practice of drawing is essential both as a

method of analysis and as a part of the creative

process.

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Taking root - Residency in Camden Arts Centre

Erect Architecture and artist Ashley McCormick

challenged visitors to explore the garden of

Camden Arts Centre and propose spacial

interventions that would change the way

how that space is experienced. My role in the

project was to create a 1:2 model of the site and

to receive visitors and help them in creating

their own proposals. Each new proposal would

evolve from previous ones, like the evolution

of DNA strings troughout generations. Finally, I

participated on the summary of the results.

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2050 Developing the City

The physical environment of the City of London

has evolved over the centuries as a result of the

changes in how people live and work. In 2012, a

time of major economic and financial changes,

JRA & ARUP were challenged to imagine how

the City of London will be in 2050.

I worked together with the team to analyse the

area and develop the ideas and concepts; to

determine the graphic aspect of the exhibition

and to produce the material that would be

presented. It was a very fulfilling momento of

my life to see the result of our hard work in

display on the Walbrook Building.

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Bush and Melbourne House - London

I worked on Stage D and E of this project. My

tasks included producing working drawings,

assisting with the finishes palette and preparing

brochures for the client.

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BankMed Headquarters - Beirut

I worked on Stage C of this project. My tasks

included designing the basement and technical

areas of the building and space planning the

office area.

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