solar trap architecture portfolio 1999 2013

PORTFOLIO 1999/2013

solar trap - architecturearmadilha solar - arquitectura

Rua do Conde de Ferreira nº245

4000-223 Porto, Portugal

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Our mission

Created in 1999, Solar Trap - architecture is

an office pioneer in the intersection between

architecture / energy / ecology.

Our pursuit of eco-sustainability at various

scales of architecture is based on an holistic

and systemic approach to the creation of

human ecosystems. From urban spaces, new

buildings, or refurbishing, passing through the

search of more adjusted construction

solutions, we always seek the highest levels

of performance, quality of life and cost

efficiency for the minimum environmental

impacts throughout the life cycle of the built

environments we create.

Vision, Innovation and creativity is our core.

If doesn't exist we design and invent it, joining

companies and promoters with the best R&D

centres, making projects in partnership to

launch new products in the market, taking

advantage of our awarded knowledge and

experience.

Our services

Once we are pioneers and in control of the

knowledge and know-how, Solar Trap activity

is spread to a wide range of challenges. From

architecture and design, to consultancy, vision

& strategy, green building, ecological thinking,

sustainability certification, energy

performance in buildings, we´ve already

planned, alone or in partnership: urban

developments, hotels and rural tourism, multi

and uni familiar buildings, modular houses,

new technologies and products.

Among others, we´ve won the National

Innovation Prize - BES with Jee – Eco

Efficient Window. Jee is a patented building

façades technology that functions to increase

the heat exchange and air fluxes taking

advantage from passive solar radiation to

reduce in 30% the energy costs in service

buildings or dwellings.


Our process

We dream with reality.

Our human character is modern, informed,

inventive and concerned with an

environmental heritage. Our time span is

circular to built environments serving not only

as an artificial circumstance, but also as an

augmented ecosystem, flexible and

regenerable, low impact, extending nature´s

functioning to inside spaces.

For us architecture will always be an human

creation projecting his performance and rule

models with an ever changing idea of nature,

shaping spaces to an optimized functioning,

improving energy efficiency, thermal comfort

and behaviour, natural light and air quality,

but also giving users the chance to discover

and question, without loosing their references.

Every project is therefore a stimulus to an

interaction with the promoters understanding,

aspirations, the program, the site, the

green/blue/grey networks functioning, legal

frames, business model and financial project.

With a world wide network of contacts, we

look for the best partnerships to meet the

challenges posed to us, increasing the scale

of the team or empowering technical skills in

areas like engineering, science and

technology or nature functioning.


Miguel Veríssimoowner and head architect

Biography

Born in ex-Portuguese Guinea in 1965

Between 1988/94 obtains the graduation in Architecture and Urbanism

at FAUT Lisbon. Was a student and apprentice of Carrilho da Graça and

assistant coordinator of Manuel Vicente. Was also a student of Enric

Miralles at ETSAB, Barcelona.

In 1994 attended the workshop Daylight in Architecture guided by J.

Owen Louis and Marc Fontoynont, realizing the environmental impacts

and energy performance of built environments. Works ever since in the

intersection between architecture/energy/ecology.

In 1999 creates the Solar Trap – architecture, an office located at Porto

responsible for architecture and consultancy projects at different scales.

2006/07 - Was with Prof. Paulo Mendonça, representing the Portuguese

Order of Architects, in the creation of the Portuguese System for Energy

Certification in Buildings (EPBD - Dir nº 2002/97/EC, RCCTE).

In 2007 - Was a winner of the National Innovation Prize with JEE, a

patented façade system developed with LFTC/U.Minho to be applied in

refurbishing or new building. JEE uses the sun to optimize eco-efficiency.

2009/10 - Was author with Prof. Luís Bragança (et al.) of the Strategic

Vision to Eco-Efficiency of Mota-Engil Engineering&Construction.(among Top 50 World Construction Companies)

Is now working on ECOSmartUrbanism and architecture, studying built

environments as intermediate between green, blue and grey networks.

Was recently invited to be the Scientific Coordinator at "The House of

the Future", Porto.

Is often invited as speaker, trainer and teacher, highlighting:

2005/06 – “Architecture and Energy”, as the Scientific Coordinator of

Porto and Lisbon Seminars;

2007 - International Congress, Sustainable Construction Materials and

Practices, SB07, Lisbon;

2008 - National Congress, Sustainable Architecture: “Future with Past”,

as Workshop trainer, Aveiro;

2009 – Cycle : Research Projects, with JEE – Eco Efficient Window,

National Order of Architects, Lisbon;

2010 - TEDxOporto talking about : L M S XS Nano – “Going down on

architectural scale”;

2011 - ENEGI Congress of Industrial Engineering and Management with:

“Green Management of Construction Companies”, U.Minho;

2011 – Systems & Technologies for Sustainable Construction :

“Research in Action”, IteCons, Coimbra;

2012 - Net Zero Energy for Buildings & Smart Cities, International

Congress, LNEG, Lisbon;

2012 - Smart Cities World Congress and Expo, presenting ; “Two

Technologies for Smarter Cities - MUSCLE and JEE”, Barcelona, Spain

2012 - Talking Global (TV broadcast), 30 experts talking about the future.

2009/11 – Was an Invited teacher and a researcher at University of

Minho, Guimarães.


Urban Planning

Eco-Efficient Housing DevelopmentCondomínio Eco-Eficiente

Site - Bougado - Trofa

Cliente / Client : Dr. Eduardo Campos Carlos

Área / Area : 15.730m2 habitações / 18 dweillings (stage1)

Custo / Cost : € 5.350.000,00 (aprox.)

Conclusão / Conclusion : project

Autoria / Authors : Miguel Veríssimo

This project reflects our methodological and creative approach to a medium/large urban eco-

efficient system. We have projected a 5 steps life cycle approach (project-construction-

operation-maintenance-deconstruction). Already licensed, this condominium to be sited at

Trofa (Portugal) meets state-of-the-art levels on crossing architecture/energy/ecology. The

implantation uses a concrete hardcore structure (access ramps and infrastructural features)

assuring not only the necessary the necessary structural stability but also the most correct

thermal functioning inside the house. The side-by-side concrete structures also organizes

the urban disposition, the infrastructural efficiency and a continuous green coverer. The

other building systems to create the dwelling spaces are light steel, aluminum and wood.

Eco-Efficient Housing DevelopmentCondomínio Eco-Eficiente

Site - Bougado - Trofa

The exterior spaces are open and exclusively for the trees, playing and leisure. The construction environmental impact, once the concrete

structures put the house flying over the soil, it's only 10%. The dwelling program is flexible and grows over time with the family space

needs. The 3R´s approach and eco-efficiency is almost perfect. The energy efficiency achieves the highest level possible Net Zero

Energy Building. With few more active and “smart strategies” (domotics+PV+E_Mob) this urban system can accomplish E+ levels (creating

energy instead of spending it).

Urban Planning

Urbanization and housing scheme Urbanização e conjunto habitacional

Site - Barcelos

Cliente / Client : Goldinvest

Área / Area : 14 860m2 ( superfície/surface) 9860m2 (construção/construction)

Habitações / Dweillings : 48

Custo / Cost : € 5.000.000,00 (aprox.)

Conclusion / Conclusion : under construction

Autoria / Authors : Miguel Dias, Miguel Veríssimo

Cliente / Client : Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Paliaticare LDA Área / Area : 5000 m2 Custo /Cost : € 2 700 000,00 (aprox.)

Equipments / Healthcare

Paliative Care Clinic Site – Monte Judeu, Portimão

Equipments / Tourism

Quinta da Pacheca Hotel

Site - Cambres, Lamego

Cliente / Client : Pacheca Hotels Events & Gourmet

Área / Area : 1.570m2

Custo / Cost : € 1.250.000,00 (aprox.)

Conclusão / Conclusion : 2009 (em construção)


Quinta da Pacheca Hotel

Site - Cambres, Lamego


Quinta da Calçada, Bed&Breakfast

Site - Cinfães do Douro

Cliente / Client : Dr. Manuel do Carmo Ruas


Custo / Cost : € 1.500.000,00 (aprox.)

Conclusão / Conclusion : 2006


March (thermal analysis ) Dez (thermal analysis)


Quinta de Abol de Baixo, Eco-Tourism(rehabilitation of four house sets)

Site - Entre-os-Rios, PenafielCliente / Client : Familia Sarmento e CastroÁrea / Area : 800m2 Custo /Cost : € 700 000,00 (aprox.)Conclusão / Conclusion : 2007Autoria / Authors : Miguel Veríssimo

Housing

Casa HengelHardt

Hengelhardt House

Site - Quinta do Corvo, Vila Nova de Gaia

Cliente / Client : Carla HengelHardt

Área / Area : 400m2

Custo / Cost : € 300.000,00 (aprox.)



Piso 1

Piso 2

Housing

Casa Duarte

Duarte House

Site - Braga

Cliente / Client : Nuno Duarte

Área / Area : 500m2

Custo / cost : € 600 000,00 (aprox.)


Autoria / Authors : Miguel Dias, Miguel Veríssimo Veríssimo

Outdoor Environs are a new vision in architecture. OE units arecarefully-designed prefabricated living structures designed toadapt with you. They tread lightly on our planet, and utilizenatural resources effectively. Outdoor Environs combine theflexibility you desire to extend your life beyond the boundaries ofyour home, and a construction philosophy of eco-friendlyprinciples designed not to break the bank. Each OE unit is a 251sq. ft. combination of aesthetic, quality, flexibility, and value.

Industrial modeloptimization - 12 pieces

R&D + innovation

Fonte, Compacto Energético para Reabilitação de Fachadas

Fountain, Compact Energy System to Facades Refurbishing

Conclusão / Conclusion : 2005 (patented)

Desenvolvimento: Solar Trap architecture

Autoria / Authors : Miguel Veríssimo, Eduardo Melo

Jee - EcoEfficient Window is a patented and awarded eco-efficient façade system to be applied both in refurbishing

or in new buildings. JEE´s design uses simple thermodynamics phenomenon to take advantage from sun and heat

exchange at façade level in order to improve the building thermal, daylight and ventilation performances. Prototyped

and tested during an annual climate cycle, the lab tests proved that JEE increases energy efficiency and reduces

CO2 emissions more than 30% of dwellings or service buildings life cycles. JEE´s playback time for an average

2012 energy costs, was valued in 7 to 9 years. JEE is ready to be produced and commercialised.

winter/mid season – green house effect during the day

heat radiation and thermal convection during the night

National Innovation Award - BES 2007

R&D + innovation

ATOM 1, Aquecimento Solar Passivo Portátil

ATOM 1, Portable Passive Solar Heating System

Conclusão / Conclusion : 2005 (patente)

Autoria / authors : Miguel Veríssimo, Eduardo Melo

Desenvolvimento / Development : Solar : Trap - architecture

portable solar accumulator (PCM based)

MUSCLE is an integrated system for urban regeneration. The basic concept is to create a methodological approach capable to

fulfil different scale requirements – from urban scale passing by dwellings to rooms. The basic idea is to maximize Green,&Blue

infrastructures to reduce soil artificialization to minimum. So, ecological footprint and biocapacity are important indicators to be

found. Next, a five steps strategy takesplace:1 – Increasing biocapacity, boosting green&blue infrastructures to reduce soil

artificialization 2 – Existing façades and interior walls demolition (if needed) 3 – (Re)structure adding strength, new

infrastructures, roof spaces 4 – Room capsules hang-up. More area, green energies 5 – Parking, street cycle lane, up pathways

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Competitions

Nova Camara Municipal de Oeiras

New Oeiras Town-Hall Competition, 2008

Cliente / Client : Oeiras Town Hall


Custo / Cost : € 3.000.000

Conclusão / Conclusion :

Autoria / Authors : Miguel Veríssimo, Miguel Dias

Urban Planning

Marques Gomes Farm

urbanization and housing scheme Quinta Marques Gomes Urbanização e Conjunto Habitacional

(concurso/competition)

Site – Vila Nova de GaiaCliente / Client : IMO-Gestão, Selecta Real Estate Investments

Área / Area : 30 000m2 ( superfície/surface) 9860m2 (construção/construction)

Habitações, Hotel&Spa, Saúde,Serviços / Dweillings, Hotel&Spa, Health ,Offices.

Custo / Cost : € 125.000.000,00 (aprox.)

Conclusion / Conclusion :

Autoria / Authors : Solar Trap – architecture, aNC, Menos é MaisAt the south bank of the Douro River mouth, Quinta Marques Gomes requires a sensitive response to balance correctly - economics culture & environment. SYMBIOSIS MARGIN TRANSFORMATION, were our structural metaphors to safeguard an amazing Landscape extended on a hillside facing north, the natural elements. open air and communitarian living. Our aim was to create an innovative real state product underlining the relationship citizen/nature making use of state-of-the-art techniques and technologies to minimize the construction costs, the future maintenance, and the environmental impacts, thinking in life cycles. We´ve also intensified the urban eco-efficiency concept, by creating a structural element that will characterize the future development. The Pergola is an infrastructural element that floats and embraces the built elements. It separates public from private, roads from gardens, green and blue from grey infrastructure. Its efficient design and functioning can also make a difference on the construction costs and future maintenance. The Pergola is also a community metaphor – It links the energy, communication, water and drainage systems, allowing a covered pathway trough the condominium public spaces serving thus to conduct all buildings -villas, apartments, commerce and services, buildings allowing a surprising reading to the architecture. Our project gives simple solutions and flexible spaces designed to endure in time. Our spaces are prepared to different occupations and programs. Green roofs in all buildings, state-of-art energy-efficient architecture, clean energies, clean water saving, home automation and smart metering and electrical mobility, and social responsibility, thinking the condominium as an ecosystem. We´ve look for the correct articulation between privacy and sharing, to ensure the highest quality of life.SYMBIOSIS MARGIN TRANSFORMATION

Urban Planning

Marques Gomes Farm

urbanization and housing scheme

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