The new EDP Headquarters designed by Aires Mateus on the banks of the Tajo River in Lisbon revolves the project around a characteristic formal element that is repeated throughout the entire building, solving the facade, structure and sunscreen. A unique profile that makes sense through its serialization. The building frees inside the plot creating a square facing the river.
Description of the proyect by Aires Mateus
The structure is etched with vertical elements which give modulation, structure, protection from the sun, and resolve the whole building. Variable profiles are subtly modeled within a smooth and continuous design, where plans delicately suggest themselves. An ever-changing facade varies with the light, half-light, or shadow, and changes from more opaque and mysterious, to more transparent, revealing the light pulsating within it. The gesture resolves the project, protecting working space, creating courtyards in section, and public functions within the horizontal square.
