Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães

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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Aura Light, Facal

Text description provided by the architects. In July 2006, when we were invated to the new building competition, through the media, radio, television and newspapers we could notice the following slogan: “VODAFONE LIFE, LIFE IN MOTION.” This sentence reflects the attitude and philosophy of Vodafone.

We believe that the new building should be faithful to this idea, adopting a dynamic image, conveying the sense of movement, challenging the static.

Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães - Facade
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Seeking inspiration from painting, sculpture, photography, arts which had already faced this dilemma, the office building, designed usually linear, begins to become an irregular body, out of balance, with many faces in motion.

The formalization of this concept is based on the concrete, which through its plasticity, allows to create irregular and free-form shapes, working both as a structural solution and exterior appearence, creating a unique shape, a monolithic building, bringing cohesion and unity to the set.

Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães - Windows, Concrete
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The technical complexity of the building leads to a periphery structural solution, a shell of concrete, like an egg, reducing internal support to the two stairwells and three central pillars, allowing great versatility in its interior space use.

Functionally, the building has eight floors working three as underground. On the ground floor, in addition to the auditorium, we have a store facing the Boavista Avenue, the cafeteria and office acess.

Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães - Image 11 of 65
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

In the four upper floors appears the offices working as open-space with an accessible terrace. In the underground, the floors -3 and -2, are working as car parking facilities and the -1 floor is occupied by technical areas and training rooms.

Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães - Table, Chair
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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Address:Porto, Portugal

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Cite: "Vodafone Headquarters / Barbosa & Guimarães" 31 Mar 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/54336/vodafone-headquarters-barbosa-guimaraes> ISSN 0719-8884

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