Aires Mateus and Associates

The Trinity College

The Trinity College

Aires Mateus

The Trinity College

ARCHITECTS
Aires Mateus

PHOTOS
Nelson Garrido (23)

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Portugal

TYPE
Educational › University

The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values.

The Trinity College
The Trinity College

We differentiate between the "eternal" value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the "ephemeral" character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood.

The project was developed following this understanding of passing time, preserving the value of the "eternal" and proposing a new "ephemeral".

A structure made of steel, separate and flooded with light, suggests a new contemporaneity.

The Trinity College
The Trinity College


The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College


The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College
The Trinity College


The Trinity College
The Trinity College

Aires Mateus and Associates
T +351 213 815650
Aires Mateus and Associates
R. Cecílio de Sousa 52, 1200-102 Lisboa, Portugal