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Wooden elements in the Boa Nova Tea House by Álvaro Siza

Transparent axonometric of the Boa Nova Tea House, its timber roof structure picked out in red above the concrete base
Category
BIM & Digital Construction
Year
2022–2023
Location
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Client
University of Porto

Exercise that attempts to understand the complexity and the relationship between the wooden elements of the Boa Nova Tea House and Restaurant, a masterpiece by the internationally renowned Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, and recognised on the World Heritage Tentative List. This project marks an exceptional milestone in the architect's career, not only for its architectural qualities and harmonious integration with the landscape, but also for achieving an exceptional balance between the use of materials and construction techniques typical of the modern movement and its masterful fusion with the essence of Portuguese architecture.

Exploded axonometric separating the layers of the tea house — roof covering, battens, beams, ceiling and walls — each in its own colour
The timber layers pulled apart
Small-scale axonometric of the tea house with the colour-coded timber layers reassembled
The layers reassembled
Rendered cutaway of the building corner: tiled roof, timber ceiling, glazing and stone base
Corner cutaway: roof, ceiling, glazing, base
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