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Claudio Vilarinho: IBS

Designed by Cláudio Vilarinho, the Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability in Guimarães features a skin made of prefabricated elements of a cementitious matrix material.

Cláudio Vilarinho, IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016
Cláudio Vilarinho designed a building for the Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability in Guimarães, Portugal. Vilarinho proposed a project with a unique image for the campus. A building that breaks the existing gray monotony and that, at the same time, is able to captivate. Architect realised the skin of the building in prefabricated elements of a cementitious matrix material.
Cláudio Vilarinho, IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016
Cláudio Vilarinho, IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016
Reinforced with micro-fibers, this material has no conventional reinforcements, which could cause corrosion problems, among other features. It is a very ductile material, plastic, fluid, self-compatible and allows to control the crack and therefore doesn’t crack.
Cláudio Vilarinho, IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016
Cláudio Vilarinho, IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016
This skin allows the inclusion of pigmentation/oxides doesn’t need constant maintenance and lasts longer than common materials. To finish, it also allows a wide range of the architectural freedom.

IBS – Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, Guimarães, Portugal
Program: research center
Architect: Cláudio Vilarinho
Collaborators: Carine Pimenta, Catarina Campos, João Pereira de Sousa, Pedro Resende
Engineering: Isabel Teles, João Cunha, António Pelaez, Susana Sousa, Fernando Ferreira, Carlos Mirra
Completion: 2016

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