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OUR OFFICE
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Founded in 1999, in Porto, Portugal, FRANCA Arquitectura holds the name of its partner Ana da Franca, that portrays the office's spirit (Franca = honest).

The company has been developing in a coherent and progressive way, as a consequence of the demands of clients, not only in quality terms but also in quantity terms. The growth of the technical and human levels has been constant, searching for an expansion and a management, alongside new projects with a diversity of typologies. Apart from the Architects, our team relies on the COLLABORATION of management, ENGINEERING, photography and design partnerships, with whom are share the same goals.
Its work presents a range of projects with a diversity of themes such us furniture, ephemeral ARCHITECTURE, houses, offices, stores, buildings and urban allotments.
Besides the urban and architectural development, the office commits on reconstruction, rehabilitation and restoration of buildings, guided by the passion of its team in intervening in the built city and inspired by their home city – Porto.
Its work is mostly constructed in Portugal territory, but since 2015, with the construction of Med Market store in the old center of Nyon, in Switzerland, it has established an international experience. This project came as a REINFORCEMENT of the calling our office feels in intervening in the architectural patrimony.

In a global universe of over 300 projects, we highlight the COLLECTIVE housing in the downtown of Porto - Portugal, the Med Market Store in Nyon - Switzerland, the RE-CONVERSION of an old house into a child care in Foz Velha, in Porto - Portugal, several houses located all over the country - Portugal, the offices of SPGM (Sociedade Portuguesa de Garantia Mútua), in Porto - Portugal, the offices of IAPMEI (Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, I.P) /ICEP, in Porto – Portugal and the offices of IAPMEI (Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, I.P) in various points in the country - Portugal.
IT is currently designing the BANCO PORTUGUÊS DO FOMENTO, in porto and buliding houses from north to south of the country, specifically in Caminha, Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon.

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ANA DA FRANCA

​Ana da Franca was born in Porto, PORTUGAL.
When HER interest for architecture WAS DISCOVERED, SHE APPLIED FOR AN internship WICH WAS COMPLETED in THE architectural firm A.R., Arquitectos Reunidos, in July 1989. In 1991, SHE starts HER DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE, ENROLLING IN Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP), finishing it by 1997. During her university studies, between October 1995 and July 1996, aNA interns in the architectural firm Miguel Guedes Arquitecto, Lda, where SHE takes part in the Future Pavilion PROJECT for the Expo’98, LOCATED in Lisbon. After the internship, SHE continuous working in that same office for THE NEXT 7 years.
Meanwhile, AS A RESULT OF HER AWARDED PARTICIPATION IN the contest FOR THE Teatro Gil Vicente rehabilitation, in Barcelos, creates her own company, where  works as a liberal professional since 1998.
In July 2002, takes part in the Order of Architects - North Section, where  she works as the Post adviser, in the Public Contests till January 2006.
Since 2002, the interest for interior design and furniture raises invitations from several companies to launch furniture lines, from which highlights 211,Air and MoMo (HMDesgin), promoting a great number of exhibitions that lead to the creation of own line of furniture Nana_d, in December 2009.
Attends the course "Conservação e Restauro Arquitectónico", promoted by the Order of Architects, from December 2002 to February 2003, where is confirmed the passion for rehabilitation and restoration. As a result, in October 2003, starts the Masters in "Metodologias de Intervenção no Património Arquitectónico" in Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, which culminates in the thesis “A habitação colectiva moderna do Porto: 1925-1965”, in January 2007.
Becomes an expert in the New Regulation of Urban Leasing and represents the Order of Architects, North section.
Participates in various conferences and seminars, from which highlights, as a lecturer,  PATORREB 2009, 3rd Meeting on Pathologies and Rehabilitations of buildings, Porto, in the "A Habitação Colectiva Moderna do Porto- Reabilitação e Manutenção/ Apresentação de um Caso Prático” in Porto and the publication of the Magazine One World, nº3, in October 2016, Porto.
Has taken part in several contests from which won in 2014 Buildings in Travessa Alferes Malheiro, Porto (built), in 2009/2010 the offices of Sociedade Portuguesa de Garantia Mútua – SPGM, Porto (built), in 2003 the offices of  Rede de áreas cliente PME/Serviços da plataforma IAPMEI/ ICEP, Porto (built).
From her works stands out the Offices of Delegação Norte da Maxitel, built in 2000, the Offices of the administration Delegação Norte do IAPMEI, Porto, built in 2001; the store Tianguis I, in the Norteshopping, Matosinhos in 2001 and the store Tianguis II in 2002, Porto; the Offices from the Delegação da Covilhã do IAPMEI, Covilhã, in 2002; between 2002 and 2005, the construction of the House Mário Azevedo, in Ofir; the conception and rehabilitation of the Hotel Antas, Porto, between 2003 and 2010; in 2003, the Offices of Rede de áreas cliente PME/Serviços da plataforma IAPMEI/ ICEP, Porto; from 2003 to 2004, the conception of the Ministério da Economia, Direcção Regional da Economia do Centro, offices IAPMEI, Coimbra; from 2004 to 2010 built the House of Ana Teresa Coelho, in Porto; between 2007 and 2008, rehabilitation of the Offices OK2DEAL, Porto; from 2007 to 2008 Vet’s Clinic in Av. Menéres, Matosinhos; from 2008 to 2010, the A+T House, in Porto; in 2009-2010 built the Offices of Sociedade Portuguesa de Garantia Mútua – SPGM, Porto; in 2012-2013 built the  rehabilitation of House 1 in Bairro dos Músicos; in 2013-2015, rehabilitation of the daycare O Tocas, in Porto; from 2014 to 2015, the Med Market Store in Nyon, Switzerland; since 2014, the buildings in Travessa Alferes Malheiro, Porto; 2014 to 2016 built the 2nd House in Bairro dos Músicos, in Porto; currently is building in the center of Porto in Rua Tomás Gonzaga.

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mariA FRANCISCA MEIRELES
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Maria Francisca was born in 1998, in Porto, Portugal.
She got a Degree in Architecture, from the Minho University, Guimarães' Polo and in 2019/2020 had an Erasmus experience, by studying one semester at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland.
Back to Portugal in her last year of college and for her masters thesis, titled - Da Casa à Paisagem. Oportunidades para uma requalificação do património e espaço habitado no Concelho de Paredes (From the house to the landscape. Opportunities for a requalification of the heritage and inhabited space in Paredes County), she explored rehabiliton with a very personal attachemtn to the topic and to the place, due to her local heritage.
At Franca Arquitectura, she starts her profissional experience through an internship.

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​GABRIELA LÁZARO VASCONCELLOS
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​Gabriela Lázaro Vasconcellos was born in 1997 in São Paulo, Brazil, and moved to Coimbra in 2015. She holds a master's degree in Architecture from the University of Coimbra, having completed the course in March 2022. Her dissertation, entitled "(IN)SECURITY WALKS: gender as a conditioner of urban space fruition in the University Poles of Coimbra", sought to contribute participatory methods and tools to the practice of urbanism, with the aim of making cities more equitable and sustainable.
Gabriela also has a technical degree in wood conservation and restoration, with professional experience in this area. Her academic career includes participation in rehabilitation projects with a social and environmental impact. Gabriela began her professional career at Franca Arquitectura through an internship.

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