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Mirandela, Portugal

The project intends to capture the essence of a place that aims to create an atmosphere of harmony between nature and people.

All rooms have a clear view of the agricultural landscape. The busy primary care clinic offers beautiful views and an unobstructed ground-level exit into the natural space.

Due to the fact that patients face many restrictions when they are at the Nordial Center, there was the task of designing a multifunctional building, diversified functions that improve the quality of the lives of those in need of treatment.

Due to its innovative energy technology with all-electric heating and hot water supplied by a full-surface photovoltaic roof in the south side, and the use of layered isolation and the reuse of water from the rain, the building has a small footprint.