2. Professional Experience Summary
Trainee Structural Engineer
Quadrante Lda.
2006-2007
Structural Engineer
Gapres S.A.
2007-2011
Structural Engineer – Head of building structures
Edgar Cardoso – Laboratório de Estruturas Lda.
2011-2012
Structural Engineer – Founding partner and manager
Edgar Cardoso – Laboratório de Estruturas Lda.
2012-2015
3. Alegro Alfragide Shopping Centre
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Performed tasks
Structural design of cast in place reinforced concrete structures
Design of gravity walls
Design of steel footbriges
Seismic design
Main characteristics
Pre-cast and cast in place reinforced concrete structure
External totem and peripheral façades in steel structure
6. Commerce and Housing Building in Rua Castilho
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Masonry façade of the existing building preserved
Three underground parking storeys created
Two elevated storeys added
New structure in reinforced concrete
Performed tasks
Design of the façade retention steel frame
Foundation design
Coordination with the retaining wall project
Superstructure design
Seismic design
8. Parque Norte-Sul Hotel Complex
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Building complex comprising 3 hotels
Shared underground parking storeys
Reinforced concrete moment resisting frame structure
Performed tasks
Design of the underground parking structure
Design of the 3 hotel building structures
Seismic design
10. Dolce Vita Braga Shopping Centre
Braga, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Cast in place reinforced concrete main structure
Roof storey and architectural totem in steel structure
Construction area: 180.000 m2
Performed tasks
Design of all steel structures
Design of reinforced concrete structures
Design of post-tensioned concrete beams
13. Azinor Building – Headquerters of Sana Hotels
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Performed tasks
Foundation design
Design of underground parking storeys
Design of the tunnel connecting to Myriad Hotel
Design of the main body of the building in structural concrete
Design of steel structures for the main entrance and façades
Design of the cable stayed footbridge
Seismic design
Main characteristics
Main body in reinforced concrete with post tensioned slab
Main entrance structure in steel and glass
2 storeys underground parking connecting to Hotel Myriad
Cable stayed footbridge connecting to Hotel Myriad
14. Azinor Building – Headquerters of Sana Hotels
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
15. Sana Myriad Lisboa Hotel
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Performed tasks
Design of storeys 20-24 in reinforced concrete
Design of the façade steel structure extension at top storey level
Design of the connection to the Azinor building tunnel and footbridge
Design of the Hotel entrance steel structures
Design of the cantilever meeting room
Main characteristics
World Travel Awards Europe’s Leading Business Hotel of 2016
Foundation slab on jet grouting columns and concrete pile walls
Reinforced concrete shear wall structure
Façade extension at roof level in steel structure
Total area: 14.500 m2
17. Epic Sana Algarve Hotel
Albufeira, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Five main buildings (A-E) in reinforced concrete structure
Conference centre w/ waffle slab supported by post tensioned
beams and roof storey supported by steel trusses
Total area: 32.000 m2
Performed tasks
Foundation design for building E
Design of building E superstructure in reinforced concrete
Design of the conference centre foundations, underground
storey and superstructure
Seismic design
19. Espace and Explorer Office Buildings
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Moment resisting frame reinforced concrete structure
Post tensioned waffle slabs
Garden roof in steel structure
Total area: 10.000 m2
Performed tasks
Design of post tensioned waffle slabs
Design of reinforced concrete structures
Design of steel structures
Seismic design
20. Hotel Olissippo Rossio
Lisbon, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Rehabilitation project in the Lisbon historical city centre
“Gaiola pombalina” type existing structure w/ masonry walls
Complete preservation of the façades
New flooring in timber supported by steel beams
Total area: 10.000 m2
Performed tasks
Evaluation of existing building structure and pathologies
Evaluation of changes to the original structure
Seismic performance assessment
Foundation performance evaluation
Design of the façade retention steel frame
Design of the new flooring system in timber and steel
Design of the new roof steel structure
21. Santarém Variant – Railway overpass
Santarém, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Overpass for road and pedestrian traffic
Locked-in type structure
Pre-cast prestressed concrete beams w/ cast in place slab
Reinforced earth walls
Pot bearing supports
Performed tasks
Foundation design
Design of pre-cast prestressed concrete beams
Design of reinforced concrete members
Seismic design
22. Soporcel Turbo Generator 4 Building
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Reinforced concrete continuous foundation slab
Moment resisting frame reinforced concrete structure
Underground water reservoir
Pipe rack support columns in reinforced concrete
Performed tasks
Foundation design
Design of underground water reservoir
Design of the superstructure in reinforced concrete
Seismic design
23. Masuika Office Plaza
Luanda, Angola
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Complex including parking, shops, offices and housing
Four main building blocks in reinforced concrete
Lightened concrete slabs
Façades in steel structure
Total area: 102.000 m2
Performed tasks
Design of steel structures
Design of reinforced concrete structures
25. Water treatment plant
Aït Messaoud, Morocco
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Ait Messaoud dam water treatment plant
Population served: 200.000
Global cost: 37 M€
Performed tasks
Structural design of the sedimentation basin
Structural design of the mud thicknener
Structural design of the electrical transformer building
Foundation design
Seismic design of water reservoirs
Design of reinforced concrete structures
Quantity surveying
26. Vendas Novas Railway Station
Vendas Novas, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Remodelling and extension of the railway station in
the scope of the Alentejo line electrification project
Execution of all required accesses
Performed tasks
Foundation design
Design of reinforced concrete structures
Design of the pedestrian overpass
Design of steel structures
Seismic design
27. Falagueira main urban drainage system
Falagueira, Portugal
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Duplication of the drainage system
Excavation works combined with retaining walls
No road traffic interruption allowed during construction
Performed tasks
Design of the reinforced concrete pile walls
Design of Berlin type retaining walls
Design of reinforced concrete structures
Definition of the construction staging
28. Moçâmedes Sacomar Quay Rehabilitation
Namibe, Angola
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Iron ore quay with composite steel-concrete driven piles
Existing quay slab in prestressed concrete
Performed tasks
Evaluation of the existing project drawings and written elements
Evaluation of the condition and pathologies of the existing structure
Complete project revision with parallel calculations
Proposition of rehabilitation strategies
29. Water treatment plant
Clermont Ferrand, France
Portfolio
Main characteristics
Steel platform for conducting maintenance
Removable monorails and winches required to hoist equipment
Structure braced to concrete water reservoir
Performed tasks
Design of steel platform
Design of removable monorail and winch structures
Coordination with mechanical equipments
Seismic design
