AAB Arquitectura

AAB Arquitectura (aab arquitectura lda) is a Portuguese architecture and urbanism practice founded in 1995 and headquartered in Porto, at Rua da Boa Nova 138 A1, between the Palácio de Cristal and Largo da Maternidade. The studio describes itself as an atelier with an unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in architecture and urbanism, and its stated corporate purpose is the provision of architecture and urbanism services. Over the years the practice has worked across a broad range of programme types. Its main fields of intervention include single-family and multi-family residential buildings; religious or cultural facilities; industrial, commercial and service installations; and sports and school structures. The firm frames its work as going beyond the construction of physical structures, aiming to deliver projects that meet clients' practical needs while adding meaning to the built space. The atelier is led by architects Bernardo Abrunhosa de Brito and Nuno Machado Correia dos Reis, with Daniela Cordeiro Aires and Beatriz da Silva Almeida Nunes also listed as architects and Francisco Alexandre Torres Dias as an intern architect. The practice has also worked with a long list of former collaborators, reflecting a continuous studio activity since the mid-1990s. Contact is maintained through a landline number and the address aab@aabarquitectura.pt. AAB Arquitectura operates as a private Portuguese company (lda) and remains an active, Porto-based design practice. Its public identity is closely tied to its founding architect, Bernardo Abrunhosa de Brito, whose name appears in the studio's own title on its website.

AAB Arquitectura was founded in 1995 as aab arquitectura lda, an architecture atelier based in Porto, Portugal. From its base at Rua da Boa Nova 138 A1, between the Palácio de Cristal and Largo da Maternidade, the practice built its identity around a commitment to excellence and innovation in architecture and urbanism, with a corporate purpose centred on the provision of architecture and urbanism services. Across its history the studio has worked in diverse programmatic fields. Its principal domains of intervention are single-family and multi-family housing; religious or cultural facilities; industrial, commercial and service installations; and sports and school structures. The practice states that it works to deliver projects that not only meet clients' practical needs but also add meaning to the built environment. The atelier has been led by architects Bernardo Abrunhosa de Brito and Nuno Machado Correia dos Reis, supported by architects Daniela Cordeiro Aires and Beatriz da Silva Almeida Nunes and intern architect Francisco Alexandre Torres Dias. Its website also acknowledges a long list of former collaborators, including Alexandra Simões Henriques, Joaquim Alpendurada, Ana Póvoas, Marília Gonçalves de Sousa, Artur Pinto Freitas, Ricardino Santos, Catarina Dória, Susana Gomes Fernandes, Inês Teixeira Dias, Filipa Pinheiro Pereira, Mariana Oliveira Sousa, Manuel Estêvão Ferreira, Bárbara Ordáz and Rosa da Silva Rodrigues. This roster of past contributors reflects the studio's continuous activity since the mid-1990s. AAB Arquitectura remains an active private Portuguese company (lda) operating from Porto, with its public profile closely associated with founding architect Bernardo Abrunhosa de Brito.

• 1995

  AAB Arquitectura (aab arquitectura lda) is founded as an architecture atelier based in Porto, Portugal.

An atelier committed to excellence and innovation in architecture and urbanism, delivering elegant and functional architectural solutions.

• Single-family and multi-family residential buildings

• Religious and cultural facilities

• Industrial, commercial and service installations

• Sports and school structures

1. 1AAB Arquitectura - Arquiteto Bernardo Abrunhosa de Britoaabarquitectura.pt
2. 2AAB Arquitectura - Wikidatawikidata.org