Paulo Costa is an architect based in Portugal and the UK with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on a variety of projects for both private and public clients. Currently, he works as a senior architect at AR Design Studio in Winchester, UK where he oversees residential projects. Paulo is fluent in English and other languages and holds qualifications in both Portugal and the UK. He has extensive experience in Revit and other BIM/CAD programs.

1. PAULOCOSTACURRICULUMVITAE
Porto, Portugal
paulocosta@peel.com.pt
Portugal - OA [Ordem dos Arquitectos] - 7686 (since 1998)
UK - ARB [Architects Registration Board] - 086439K (since 2016)
37 Bar End Road
Winchester – Hampshire
SO23 9NP UK
+44 (0)7752252057
skype: paulo.m.m.p.costa
www.linkedin.com/in/paulo-costa-architect
www.peel.com.pt
PROFILE
ARB registered Architect working for an award-winning studio in Winchester on modern, new build projects using Revit
whilst overseeing a small team. Looking to broaden his experience with the opportunity of working on a diverse range of
projects with a progressive practice in the South.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
AR Design Studio, Winchester
Senior Architect - Project architect and Supervisor of a group of Part I, II and III/ designers team,
working on a wide portfolio of residential projects
RIBA Stages 0 - 6 Jan 2016 - current
PLY&co, Porto
Founder and head designer of the ecological furniture brand, product designer. Parallel wide
experience as marketer and manager
http://plyeco.com 2010 - current
PEEL – living projects, Porto
Architectural design, Project Management and Consulting
http://www.peel.com.pt 2010 - current
GLCS Arquitectos, Lda., Porto
Project architect and co-supervision of the majority of projects developed, most of public scale and
high complexity
RIBA Stages 0 - 6 2003 - 2009
SA, Sociedade de Arquitectos, Lda., Porto
Design & Project Architect of the majority of projects in which I was involved, of private/ public scale
and medium complexity.
RIBA Stages 0 - 6 2001 - 2002
Jo Coenen, Architekten, B.v., Maastricht, The Netherlands
Team designer, mostly in projects of public scale and high complexity. These often involved other
offices and coordination was an important factor.
RIBA Stages 0 - 3 2000
Pais de Figueiredo, Porto
Design & Project Architect
RIBA Stages 0 - 4 1999
COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, Microsoft Office, WordPress backoffice: professional proficiency
Revit, Google SketchUp, and other rendering software: established user or full professional understanding
LANGUAGES
Portuguese: native | English: Fluently spoken and written | French: Spoken and written |Spanish: Spoken and written
Italian: Spoken | German and Dutch: Rudiments
EDUCATION
Master in Architecture (Post Bologna M. Arch)
“The constructive balance in current architecture through earth and rammed earth”
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto/ Arch. António Madureira
Final Grade: 17/20 2009/2010
Final Qualifying Examination (Portuguese equivalent to RIBA Part III)
ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto/ Arch. Nuno Mateus (ARX Portugal)
Final Grade: 18/20 1997-1998
Diploma in Architecture (equivalent to RIBA Part I & II)
ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto
Final Grade: 15/20 1991-1997

2. HOBBIES AND FREE TIME
Lots of Running | A good share of Nature, i.e. Cycling, hiking, gardening, climbing, canoeing | Plenty of cooking
Yoga |Some music | A bit of surfing | Love playing with my 4 year old daughter, photography and creative crafts.
DESIGN METHOD
As a designer, I like to combine free sketch with mock-up models, alongside with research of materials and textures.
I have natural aptitude and high interest for arts and crafts, which allows me to take a particular pleasure in this old school
methodology. I also appreciate all the potential that CAD/BIM systems can bring to the design process as a complement to
the core design skills.
SELECTED WORK
As senior architect/ Team Leader at AR Design Studio 2016 - current
Shamley Farm, House Replacement, Waverley, Surrey Hills AONB RIBA Stages 0 - 4
Cottage for Waverley, Surrey RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Stocklands, 5 houses development for Petersfield, Hampshire RIBA Stages 0 - 3
Llantarnam Drive, House extension and refurbishment, Cardiff, Wales RIBA Stages 0 - 5
House extension for Petersfield, Hampshire RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Spring Close, House extension and refurbishment, Winchester, Hampshire RIBA Stages 0 - 3
Kingsgate Poolhouse, New High-end house, Kent RIBA Stages 0 - 3
As independent architect 2010 - 2015
Consultancy for the rammed earth Observation Tower, Negenoord, Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium RIBA Stages 0 - 3
Total refurbishment of a penthouse, Póvoa do Varzim, 2012_2013 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Refurbishment of Casarão do Castelo Restaurant, Leça da Palmeira, 2011 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
AA64 House in the António Aroso neighborhood, Porto, 2007/2011 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Refurbishment of a lounge bar in Massarelos, Porto, 2005 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Total refurbishment of a house, Valongo, 2002 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Sports Store Sportrofa, Santo Tirso, 1999 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Jeans Store, Trofa, 1998 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Cristo House, Trofa, 1998 RIBA Stages 0 - 6
As senior architect at GLCS Arquitectos, Lda. 2003 - 2009
GNC Railroad Control Centre, for South African Rail Commuter Corporation, South Africa RIBA Stages 0 - 3
CTC Railroad Control Centre, for Libyan Railroads/Thales, Tripoli, Libya RIBA Stages 0 - 3
Housing and Masterplan, Torres Novas RIBA Stages 0 - 2
REFER Railroad Control Centres, Lisbon and Coimbra RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Remodeling of the Nazaré Vacation Compound RIBA Stages 0 - 4
Remodeling of the Leiria Theatre RIBA Stages 0 - 6
Remodeling of the Fafe Theatre RIBA Stages 3 - 6
Remodeling of the Vírginia Theatre, Torres Novas RIBA Stages 3 - 6
Science Centre, Torres Novas RIBA Stages 0 - 4
As project architect at SA, Sociedade de Arquitectos 2001/2002
Urban renewal of the Fervença River waterfront, for Bragança Polis RIBA Stages 0 - 4

3. Portela de Carnaxide Elderly Home, Oeiras Competition – 4th
place/ honorable mention
Renewal of the Lamego Museum, Lamego Competition – 3rd
place
Promo K House, Maia RIBA Stages 0 - 4
Renewal of the Dominó Factory, Condeixa-a-Nova RIBA Stages 0 - 4
Housing Development, Gaia RIBA Stages 0 - 2
State Finances Bureau, Vila do Conde RIBA Stages 0 - 4
As architect at Jo Coenen, Architekten, Maastricht 2000
Vigevano Sports Hall, Milan, Italy RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Masterplan and Urban Conversion for Zoetermeer, The Netherlands RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Dutch Justice and Foreign Office Ministries, The Hague, The Netherlands RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Glaspalais, with Wiel Arets, Heerlen, The Netherlands RIBA Stages 0 - 2
Urban renewal of the waterfront and city center of Venlo, with David Chipperfield+Arn Meijs, Arch., NL RIBA Stages 0 - 3
PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND CPDS
Attendance in several RIBA organized lectures and CPDs 2016
Instructor and co-organizer of the Workshop Bouwen met aarde:
Earthworks in the River Meuse Park, Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, with BC Studies 2015
Teacher at the Sustainable building techniques course for the Architects Association/Order, Porto 2014
Participant and speaker at the International Conference Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture
CIAV2013|7th
ATP|VerSus, Vila Nova de Cerveira, 2013
Instructor at the Terra Mater II: workshop of rammed earth and adobe, Oliveira do Bairro Municipality 2013
Invited speaker for the “International Seminar on Earthen Architecture”, Porto Architecture School 2013
Instructor and co-organizer at Terra Mater I: workshop of bio-construction, School of Architecture,
Minho University, Guimarães 2013
Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Minho University, Guimarães 2013
Invited speaker for the CPAM 2012: Concentração Portuguesa de Arquitectos em Mação.
A contribute for the status-quo of the discipline of architecture in Portugal, Mação 2012
Invited lecturer for ARQ/OUT_ Architecture Month in Porto, “Arquitecturas de Terra”, Olga Santos Gallery 2012
Invited lecturer for the seminar ECO. JORNADAS, Palácio da Juventude, Porto 2012
Invited lecturer for the seminar “Earthen Architectures”, for graduating students of the Master in Architecture
of the Escola Superior Artística do Porto 2012
Instructor for the building of a shelter of support for outdoor activities, with ecologic techniques,
Campanhã Youth Care Center teaching the inmates on the go. After Serralves Foundation invitation, Porto 2012
Invited instructor at the workshop of eco-building “Hands On The Dirt”,
IFAC 2012_ International Festival of Art and Construction, Villarino de los Aires, Spain 2012
Instructor for the module of eco-building at the event Mãos na Massa, Porto 2011
Invited instructor for the module of eco-building at the bio-construction event,
Mãos na Terra I, II and III, O Fojo-Permaculture, Alvaiázere 2010/ 2011/ 2012
Invited critic of the TU Berlin for graduating students of the Master in Architecture, Technische Universität Berlin 2008
Lecturer at “ARX Portugal e NO+PC”- School of Architecture of the Lusíada University, Famalicão 2006

4. Invited critic of the Aachen University for graduating students of the Master in Architecture, Germany 2000
SELECTED COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
Founder of the Portugal chapter of the WikiHouse concept, WikiHouse PT: www.facebook.com/WikiHousePT 2013
Lecturer at the Hunting House Workshop of rammed earth_1st
rammed earth building in Belgium, Aalst, Belgium 2012
Workshop of Earthen Construction, Coimbra 2010
Consultant of LiderA – Portuguese Sustainability Assessment System for Construction 2009
Organizer and commissioner of the Flexibiliy Interchange DCA/ESAP–LIA/TU Berlin 2004
Monitor in the International Seminar of Architecture and Urban Planning - Porto/ Roterdão 2001
Main events of the PLY&co. project
PLY&co. at Designboom 2015
Invited for EXD' Experimenta Design (Tangenciais), Lisbon/Porto 2015
PLY&co. at ArchiSummit, with Valchromat, Porto 2015
PLY&co. at NOS PrimaveraSound 2015, Porto 2015
PLY&co. at REMADE in Portugal 2014, with the ORGANIZER THE ACROBAT, Galeria EDP 2014
Speaker at the Pecha Kucha Night #7_ Product Design: PLY&co., Vila Flor Cultural Center, Guimarães
PLY&co. invited for the IN_Festival, FIL, Lisbon 2013
Invited speaker for ACORDA, Activities and Conversations Related to Design and
Architecture_ Product Design: PLY&co., Guimarães Design Institute 2013
PLY&co. at REMADE in Portugal 2012, with the SITABIT CORK Jr. children’s stool, Galeria EDP 2012
PLY&co. also has performed at some of the most important international design exhibitions
Exhibition "Como se Pronuncia Design em Português?"(2000-14), World Art Museum, Beijing Design Week 2014
Exhibition "Como se Pronuncia Design em Português?"(2000-14), MUDE – Museu do Design e da Moda, Lisbon 2014
BATIMAT 2013 (with Valchromat), Paris 2013
Remade in Portugal_ Selection of eco design, Porto 2012
INTERIEUR 2012 (with Valchromat), Kortrijk, Belgium 2012
Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano 2011
INTERIEUR 2010, Kortrijk, Belgium 2010
PUBLICATIONS
Scientific paper: “Earthen architecture, culture of transition and self-construction”. in "Vernacular Heritage and Earthen
Architecture: Contributions for Sustainable Development", pp.727_29.CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group 2013
“AA64 House” – www.thearchhive.com 2012
“Casa AA64” – www.mimoa.eu 2011
“Caffé e ristoranti 2” – Tools Architecture. Genghini, M./Solomita, P. Motta ed., Milano 2007
“Casa Cristo”, “Porto Cenário” – www.architecture-page.com and www.mimoa.eu 2006
“Casa Cristo”, “Porto Cenário”, at Europaconcorsi Portfolio 292, www.europaconcorsi.com 2006
"Jeans Shop", Trofa, 1998, e Cristo House, Trofa, at Architécti, Architecture&Design Mag., nº 46, 1999
“SK817 – Vila Nova de Gaia” – Europan 5 Competition – Catálogo Europan 5 1999
Project for UIA Barcelona ’96; at Cadernos da ESAP, nº 2/ 3, E.S.A.P. Edition 1997
October 2016