Michael Pereira

Architect - Partner Board member | Porto

Michael Pereira was born in Paris in 1983. After obtaining his master's degree from the Porto School of Architecture ESAP, he started his professional adventure in 2009, working in an architectural and urban planning office based in Porto.

In 2011, he sought to broaden his horizons and moved to Switzerland to practice his profession as an architect, in particular within the CCHE Lausanne SA office.

In 2018 he left Switzerland and helped Carolina Azevedo set up the new CCHE Porto Lsa subsidiary. The experience he had gained in Switzerland, together with the creativity of his work and international vision, helped reinforce his rigorous approach to each project he undertook.

In 2023 he became an associate at CCHE Porto and is involved in the development and implementation of the group's projects in Portugal.

Of fundamental importance in his creative process; his initial drawings represent a starting point to express his architecture, a simple and spontaneous tool, where the dialogue between matter and light, fullness and emptiness take place.

As a father of two young daughters, Michael likes to de-stress by sharing his imaginative expertise and taking part in sporting activities.

Competence areas

Architecture, competitions, feasibility studies, execution, project management

Education

Master in Architecture, ESAP

Affiliation

OASRN, Ordem dos Arquitectos Secção Regional Norte,
CCISP, Câmara do Comércio e Indústria Suiça em Portugal

Curriculum Vitae

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Projects selection

Foz Terraces, Porto
JAT, Mozambique
Quartier de la Croix Nord, Mont-sur-Lausanne
CCHE Porto office, Porto

THINKING WITH YOUR HANDS

"This idea of "thinking with your hands" is inspired by Saramago's brilliant image in his novel ‘The Cave’, where he says that architects have little brains in our fingertips" by Campo Baeza.

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sketch, Foz Terraces

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NATURE

Nature in all its contexts

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TEXTURE/ Architecture

Our environment provides an abundance of inspiration.
The shades of natural light, which change throughout the day and are activated by the emotional and sensory qualities of the materials.

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Portrait de CCHE Michael Pereira Architecte associé Portugal
Portrait de CCHE Michael Pereira Architecte associé Portugal
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Portrait de CCHE Michael Pereira Architecte associé Portugal

THE FAMILY

Sharing moments of togetherness and fun

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