Professional Experience

  • Residential Projects
    • Apartment "MJTK" – Porto – Project and Renovation
    • Apartment "FIFE" – Coimbra – Kitchen Renovation Project
    • Single-Family House "GR" – Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos – Renovation
    • Single-Family House "KayakShell" – Cinfães – Construction Feasibility Study
    • Single-Family House "PC" – Porto – Concept Design
    • Single-Family House "Pinheiro Velho" – Figueira da Foz – Project and Renovation
    • Single-Family House "Murti" – Figueira da Foz – Permit Application Project
    • Warehouse "Cm3Box" – Vila Nova de Gaia – Concept Design
    • Single-Family House "AA" – Vila Nova de Gaia – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Single-Family House "Araújo" – Leça do Balio – Rehabilitation Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Single-Family House "5x5" – Maia – Concept Design – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Single-Family House – Foz, Porto – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Single-Family House "MA" – Moledo – Concept Design – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Collective Housing "Villas Nupark – House B1" – Detailed Design Project Alteration – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Collective Housing "Jardim das Virtudes" – Concept Design – [2007–2012, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Conversion of Former Clinic into Two Apartments (T1 and T2) – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
  • Commercial & Services Projects
    • "BoxShop" – Coimbra – Garage Conversion into Office Project
    • "BizHub" – Commercial and Services Building – Campanhã, Porto – Prior Information Request – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "JustFashion" – Showroom – Lisbon – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Clinic "Dr. Fernando Póvoas" – Luanda – Detailed Design Project – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
  • Tourism & Hospitality Projects
    • Rural Tourism "Samelas" – Manteigas – Construction Feasibility Study
    • Guesthouse – Caminha – Permit Application Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
  • Infrastructure & Public Projects
    • New Pedestrian Underpass – Campanhã Station, Porto – Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Rio Tinto Railway Station – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Rio Tinto Railway Station Parking Lot – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Águas Santas Halt – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • North Railway Line – Vila Franca de Xira (Infraestruturas de Portugal) – Concept Design – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • North Railway Line – Alhandra (Infraestruturas de Portugal) – Concept Design – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Granada High-Speed Train Station – Competition, ThyssenKrupp Architecture 2007 – 3rd Prize – [2007–2012, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Northern Operations Center – Emergency Calls 112 – Concept Design – [2007–2012, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
  • Waterfront & Maritime Projects
    • "Fishermen's Gear" – Caminha – Detailed Design Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Fishing Pier Expansion – Caminha – Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "Caminha Waterfront Revitalization" – POLIS Program, Caminha Municipality – Concept Design – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "Caminha Waterfront Revitalization" – POLIS Program, Caminha Municipality – Detailed Design Project – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
  • Urban Rehabilitation & Social Projects
    • Falcão Neighborhood Rehabilitation – Porto – Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Falcão Neighborhood Residents' Association – Porto – Rehabilitation Project – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Lagarteiro Neighborhood Residents' Association – Porto – Alteration Project – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • Accessibility Association of Bairro do Cerco – Porto – Architectural Survey – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • Surveys of 36 Housing Floor Plans – Heritage Houses – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • 15 Restroom Adaptations for Accessibility – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • "Ilha do Cortes" – Architectural Survey – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • "Ilha do Cortes" – Preliminary Program – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • "Ilha do Cortes" – Concept Design – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
  • Educational Projects
    • Elevation and Section Surveys – 32 EB1 and JI Schools of Porto Municipality – Digital DWG Files – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
    • 10 Projects responding to ARS School Reports – [2015–2016, DomusSocial E.M.]
  • Competitions
    • "House in Forest 2017" – Competition – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "Detroit by Design 2012: Detroit Riverfront" – Competition – [2012–2013, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "Electric Car Museum – STCP" – Competition – [2007–2012, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • "Square in Morocco" – Competition – [2007–2012, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]
    • Campanhã Intermodal Terminal – Porto – Competition, 11th Place – [2016–2024, Castro Calapez Arquitectos]

Academic Background

PhD in Spatial Planningongoing since 2024
FCTUC / FEUP – Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra & Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

MSc in Timber Construction – 2023
FCTUC – Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra

MArch in Architecture – 2013
FAUP – Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto

Publications

2025 – Poster at the 1st National Conference on Sustainable and Smart Cities
"When mobile meets 15-minute: A blueprint for resilient and sustainable cities everywhere" (Calapez, A.)

2024"The Contribution of Timber in the Rehabilitation of Built Heritage: A Case Study in the Historical Village of Sortelha"

2013"Architecture on Wheels: The Architect and Mobile Housing"

Awards

2025 – 2nd Place – Urban Challenges Competition for the Regeneration of Polo II – Coimbra

2016 – Honorable Mention – C.A.S.A. Post-Disaster Competition for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

2011 – Honorable Mention – Origami in the City Competition – Porto

Further Training

2020 – Archicad BIM Visualization
2019 – Cype Arquimedes
2019 – Archicad BIM Quantification
2019 – Archicad BIM Collaboration
2019 – Archicad BIM Coordination
2018 – Archicad Advanced BIM
2017 – Archicad Introduction

Contacts

Email: a@acalapez.com

Mobile: +351 918 447 382

Address: Rua António Feliciano de Castilho 120i, 3030-325 Coimbra, Portugal