sos | santo ovídio station | vila nova gaia | portugal
2024 | competition with nuno brandão costa architects and noarq architects
Submitted in 2024, this competition proposal for the new Santo Ovídio High-Speed Rail Station in Vila Nova de Gaia envisions a strategically integrated infrastructure node designed for Infraestruturas de Portugal. The project defines the station as a civic landmark and intermodal hub, connecting high-speed rail with urban life and regional transit systems.
A key feature of the proposal is the underground station located 55 meters below ground level, demanding a precise and innovative approach to vertical circulation and structural integration. The design emphasizes clarity, permeability, and spatial fluidity, merging technical complexity with urban sensitivity in a collaboration between three architectural studios and leading national contractors.
project
high speed rail line, porto-campanhã station (design-build international competition)
client
infraestruturas de portugal, s.a.
location
st ovídio, vila nova de gaia, portugal
date
2024
intervention area
145 600 m2
architecture
adriano pimenta, noarq, nuno brandão costa
collaborators
bianca schiavoni, luís filipe carreno, mariana araújo
engineering coordinator
marisa ferreira (afaconsult)
structural engineer
rui furtado, rodrigo castro, márcio teixeira, cláudio faria (afaconsult)
road design
elza mendes (proporto)
landscape design
rita guedes
hydraulic engineer
paulo silva, tiago lopes, jorge machado (afaconsult)
electrical engineer
maria da luz santiago, raúl serafim, raúl silva, ricardo campinho (afaconsult)
mechanical engineer
david garrido, carlos almeida (afaconsult)
acoustic engineer
octávio inácio (inacoustics)
sinaletic design
miguel palmeiro (united by)
level of service consultant:
typsa
3d
fusão
contractor
sacyr somague, nge, dst s.a., grupo aca
