TROFA TOWN HALL
NOARQ
In RAIAT Pedro Cardigo takes us on a tour of the new Trofa Town Hall, designed by the NOARQ studio and signed by architect José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira. Through the use of black and white, the building reveals itself as a sculptural and silent body, where light and shadow construct a visual narrative of great intensity.
The eye is drawn to the contrasts, the rigorous geometries, the juxtapositions and the transitional spaces that give the work its symbolic and institutional dimension. Each image is an invitation to contemplate architecture as an experience and presence in the territory.
116 pages
54 photographs
Design Report
Technical Drawings
150g matte paper
Texts by:
Rita Topa, Paulo David and Pedro Cardigo
Edited and photographed by:
Pedro Cardigo
Softcover
Smyth Sew Binding
20×28cm
ISBN 978-9-89-338026-0
PVP 40.00€
The arch+ is an editorial collection of photographic essays about built architecture.
Each volume in the collection focuses on a specific project, seen not as an isolated object but as an inhabited place, shaped by time, use, and experience. Photography is used as a tool of interpretation, favoring immersive and an author view of architecture.
This collection distances itself from technical monographs and exhaustive documentary records. The books in the series propose a sensitive reading of architecture, exploring the relationship between space, materiality, light, and human presence through a carefully constructed visual narrative.
The collection positions itself as a field of photographic investigation dedicated to architecture as built and lived reality, maintaining a consistent formal identity across its volumes.
