What is Author Architecture?
31/08/2022
Authorial architecture is nothing more than a qualification of architectural design type that has very well defined values. It is a type of project that has as its starting point the way in which the property will relate to the human figure that will inhabit it and, consequently, with its lifestyle.
Within this context, it is an architecture that seeks an understanding and dialogue with regional and universal culture, which is concerned with the quality and lifestyle of the resident, with the surroundings where the work is installed and finally how the work relates to the city.
In pursuit of these values, naturally these are projects that have more refined design from an aesthetic and functional point of view. Therefore, it has unique facades, layouts and details, often minimalistic, but at the same timeless.
Authorial architecture simply has no limitations, it has no patterns and no similarities with architectural styles, it is not limited to period fads. It is also increasingly valued from a financial and investment point of view.
A Mima Housing
The Mima office is a multidisciplinary group, focused on architectural and authorial design projects. They want to bring their customers an architecture of quality and constructive efficiency.
High End Architecture Made Simple
The idea behind Mima's creative process is to make architecture accessible to all people and all lifestyles. It aims to create modern and creative houses designed exclusively for each land, for each Client.
Mima Author
Mima Author is the office's authorial projects rubric. It is where Mima develops in a unique and creative way, through its values, projects of Authorial Architecture, thought in a universal way, but exclusively for a certain lifestyle, cultural characteristics of the place and the community of the region.
Some of Mima's Author projects:
Haystack House in Arouca
Saiba Mais
Co Cabanas Comporta Studio 3A
Saiba Mais
Pico Wine Hotel
Saiba MaisArchidaily Building of the Year 2011: Mima House
The firm competed and won in 2011 the Archdaily Building of the Year competition in the Houses categories with a beautiful conceptual project to Mima House.
“MIMA Housing proposes a modular home that excels in simplicity, flexibility, beauty and architectural quality. Discover MIMA House, the project that was awarded "Building of the Year 2011" by the acclaimed architecture website ArchDaily.” (https://boty.archdaily.com/us/2011)
2022 Archidaily Building of the Year Award nomination. Houses Category.
In 2022, Casa Mima in Portimão- Portugal was nominated again for the Award won in 2011.
“Located in the Algarve, southern Portugal, this Mima House was conceived as a refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city. With almost entirely glassed facades, the interior of the house allows endless views of the pine trees that surround the land, while the edges of the facade with wooden slats (which ensure the privacy of the bathrooms) enhance the wooden character of the house and reinforce its integration into the natural landscape.”
Casa Mima / Marta Brandão + Mário Sousa
Ribeira D'Ilhas Villas by Mima Housing & Surfliving
This project by Mima Housing is being developed on a plot of land located on the right of the famous Ribeira D´ilhas wave.
There are 8 villas, among units with T1, T2 and T3 typologies that have gardens and private pools.
In the common areas of the condominium there is a Deck Lounge overlooking the waves of Ribeira D'ilhas, Reef and Pedra Branca. Mini Ramp for days flats and playground.
Conceived by the company Surfliving, the project brief essentially involves author architecture with regard to the uniqueness of a “High End” project made for surfers, but with a vision of universal values with respect for the regional and community cultural characteristics where will enter.
The result are Villas for housing or investment, which have unique facades, integrated layouts and an architecture that allows the manifestation of each different form of Surflivings. Whether to live permanently or to spend seasons and monetize when living elsewhere, the project has in its concept this flexibility and practicality when dealing with a property. Without leaving aside a minimalist, lasting and timeless architecture.
The project will be launched for sale and construction will begin in 2022. Stay Tuned.
