Process

OODA’s ideological and methodological principles within a regional and global architecture aim to challenge and change the traditional architectural model, leading to a more contemporary approach to the way of practice and promotion of architecture.

We like to understand the design process of each project as a deep journey that starts and ends on site. The site provides us plenty of information for a starting point, but is also there, during the construction stage, that ideas are turned into reality. In-between, there are plenty of testing periods using different techniques, from hand sketch to 2D drawings, from rhino models to physical models.

In Matosinhos, a new model shop houses some new technological 3d printers, namely a CNC (Computer Numeric Control) which is installed with speed and capacity for modelling large proportions of three-dimensional models for experimentation or presentation.

The proximity between all members in the team corresponds to the design process, without compartments or hierarchical divisions of a horizontal organizational structure. The mobility and versatility of the project teams require this to be the case.

OODA talks were created with the aim to promote and share knowledge in various areas or subjects that inform, inspire and improve the practice of architecture.