The studio, whose name is inspired by the golden ratio in architecture and nature, is rooted in the city of Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its founders have their origins in the “Porto School” due to their academic and professional paths at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, CRUARB, SRU Porto Vivo, and more recently at the National Fund for Building Rehabilitation.
The projects carried out by the studio’s team reflect an understanding of current society and materialize through action, providing a critical response to the issues at hand with the aim of improving spaces and the well-being of communities. We strive to address social issues through architecture, utilizing art as activism across various intervention areas. We promote solutions that defend natural resources and environmental balance, incorporating concepts of biophilia and circular economy from project conception through construction to the final use of spaces, with innovative zero waste and carbon neutrality solutions in buildings. We have a dedicated team focused on environmental sustainability and research, consistently constructing prototypes of innovative solutions for practical use in architecture. We advocate for social and environmental activism.
In the field of architecture, we develop projects in various areas of intervention and expertise, ranging from the design of residences, building rehabilitation, and cultural heritage preservation to real estate development projects, hotels, residential structures for the elderly, continuous care units, urban planning, and public buildings such as schools, sports stadiums, health centers, and hospitals.
An ongoing commitment of the team that comprises the studio is the participation in Public Design or Design-Build Competitions. The most significant achievements include being awarded 1st place in the Competition for the Vagos School Center, 1st place in the Design Competition for the Caldas da Saúde Health Unit, qualification for the final phase of the Hospital de Fafe competition by prior qualification, and being finalists in the 2014 Acredita Portugal Competition, ranked among the top 10 out of 14,000 submitted projects.
Learn more about our projects at https://wp.com.pt/en/projects/
The WP Architects Studio was founded in 2018 by Architect Pedro Monteiro. Previously, in 2005, he co-founded the Arquitectos Aliados Studio with Architect Luís Barbosa, where he was a partner and manager until 2018.
Among the presented projects, the following are co-authored by Architects Pedro Monteiro, Luís Barbosa, and Susana Leite: Hotel Algéria, Prédio Rua das Taipas, Prédio Rua Santo Ildefonso, Prédio Rua da Boa Hora, Porto Coliseum Hotel, Moradia Cerveira, Hotel Pinto Bessa, Hotel Lux Lisboa Park, Hotel AS 1829, and Centro Escolar de Vagos.
The Fafe Hospital (competition) is co-authored by Architects Pedro Monteiro, Luís Barbosa, Susana Leite, Rita Mazeda, Daniela Mota Cardoso, and John Arne Bjerknes. It was developed in collaboration with the companies NSW and COWI AS from Oslo, Norway, and SGPE from Portugal.
The Famalicão Stadium is co-authored by Architects Eloi Castro, Pedro Monteiro, Luís Barbosa, Susana Leite, and Rita Mazeda.
The Stadiums in Cape Verde and Angola are co-authored by Architects Eloi Castro and Pedro Monteiro.
The São Miguel Health Center, in the Azores (competition), is co-authored by Architects Pedro Monteiro, Luís Barbosa, Susana Leite, and Paulo Providência.
The Areias Health Center, Cine-Teatro Capitólio (competition), and Ovar Arts Center (competition) are co-authored by Architects Pedro Monteiro, Luís Barbosa, Carlos Veloso, and Rui Veloso.
The Hotel ABC Aeroporto is co-authored by Architects Pedro Monteiro and João Amorim Costa.
The projects for Hotel Vila Nova de Gaia, Hotel Belos Ares, Hotel Esposende, Hotel ABC Oeiras, Hotel Via Norte (expansion), Hotel Rua Sá da Bandeira, Hotel Aliados (renovation), Hotel Bolsa (renovation), ERPI + UCC Palacete Campolinho, Moradia Tondela, Moradia Santa Maria da Feira, Prédio Alfândega, Palacete Monte Crasto, and EDP Food Court are authored by Architect Pedro Monteiro.