dpv | dom pedro v residences | porto | portugal
2019 | 2023

The Dom Pedro V project merges the sensitive restoration of a historic manor with the integration of 25 contemporary housing units on a uniquely contoured urban site in Porto. Responding to the character of the surrounding streets and the natural topography, the design redefines the granite terraces and retaining walls, anchoring new volumes within a layered landscape. The pre-existing manor is carefully rehabilitated and repurposed as a small-scale hotel with seven suites, offering temporary accommodation and maintaining a programmatic dialogue with the new dwellings. Its lower level opens to communal living areas and shared outdoor spaces, including a pool nestled within the condominium grounds.
The new housing units vary in size and typology — from one to three bedrooms — and are organized across one or two levels. Each volume is carefully placed to respect the terrain, creating private yet open spaces, with patios, balconies, and secluded gardens enhancing the relationship between interior and exterior. Some dwellings take the form of courtyard houses, each with its own independent green space. Along Rua da Pena, three volumes rest on the original granite wall, forming a solid base while allowing light and access through carefully placed voids. The east-facing orientation of the houses ensures privacy between units, avoiding direct confrontation and promoting a sense of calm domesticity.
Situated at the crest of Dom Pedro V Street, the project harmonizes past and present through scale, materiality, and spatial nuance, creating a refined living environment rooted in place.

project
dpv | dom pedro v residences
client
qualiv real estate group
location
rua de dom pedro v, porto, portugal
date
2019 | 2023
intervention area
2 900 sqm
architecture
adriano pimenta
coordination
maria vasconcelos, pedro francisco
collaborators
andré almeida, benedita sampaio, fábio peixoto, francisco bastos, maria joão pedro, ricardo medina
engineering coordinator
antónio adão da fonseca (adf consultores)
structural engineer
adf consultores
paisagismo
rita guedes, arquitetura paisagista
hydraulic engineer
vertente rabisco
electrical engineer
síncrono, soluções integradas de engenharia
mechanical engineer
get, gestão de energia térmica
acoustic engineer
amplitude acoustic
photos
josé campos
contractor
edimarante, sociedade de construções