N 41°09′46″ · W 8°36′39″ — Porto, Portugal

Buildings that
hold still.

Studio Meridiano is an architecture practice founded in 2011. We work slowly, in stone, earth and timber, on sites we have walked more than once.

01 — Selected works

Six plans,
fifteen years.

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House in the Orchard
Alvor, Algarve · 2023
Residential · 214 m² · Completed
011
Salt Archive
Aveiro · 2022
Adaptive reuse · 640 m² · Completed
017
Pavilion at Régua
Peso da Régua, Douro · 2024
Cultural · 180 m² · Completed
019
Twin House
Melides, Alentejo coast · 2025
Residential · 246 m² · Under construction
008
Winery at Monsaraz
Monsaraz, Alentejo · 2021
Adaptive reuse · 890 m² · Completed
021
Sea Library
Matosinhos, Porto · 2026
Cultural · 1 120 m² · In design

02 — Manifesto

I.
Build as little as necessary — and that little, forever.
II.
The site is the first architect. We arrive second, and we should behave like it.
III.
Light is the only material that costs nothing and cannot be replaced.
IV.
A plan is a promise made to the people who will live inside it. We draw slowly because we keep them.

03 — Practice

Phase 01 · Weeks 1–4
Listening
We walk the site at least twice — once in the morning, once at dusk — and interview everyone who will use the building. The brief is written together, then signed by both parties.
Phase 02 · Weeks 5–12
Ground
Massing, orientation, water and shadow studies at 1:500. We present three positions on the land, never three façades. The decision made here is the one the building keeps.
Phase 03 · Months 4–10
Drawing
From 1:200 to 1:5. Licensing, structure and services are coordinated in-house; every detail is drawn by the person who will answer for it on site.
Phase 04 · Until handover
Site
One of the partners is on site every week, without exception. The last drawing we produce is the maintenance manual — a building only starts existing after we leave.

04 — People

Recognition

05 — Contact

Rua do Rosário 148, 2.º
4050-522 Porto, Portugal
[email protected]
+351 222 014 883

Visits by appointment, Tuesday to Friday, 10:00–18:00.