Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory by Cristina Vaz Santos and Paulo Rodrigues is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2022
Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory
by Cristina Vaz Santos and Paulo Rodrigues
Client: Em Paralelo
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory
Bradco jẹ́ ilé iṣẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ tí a ṣe àpẹrẹ rẹ̀ fún ṣíṣe iṣẹ́ àwọn okùn aago àti àwọn nǹkan awọ ẹran adúróṣinṣin ní Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. Ilé-iṣẹ́ náà ni a gbero yíká ìmọ́lẹ̀ àdánidá. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ojú-sánmà ni a gbé sórí òrùlé kí agbègbè iṣẹ́ àṣejáde le máa dúró ní mímọ́lẹ̀ fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́. Òkúta láti agbègbè náàni a lò ní ìta gbangba, pẹ̀lú dígí àti irin, láti so ilé náà pọ̀ mọ́ ilẹ̀ rẹ̀. Àwọn agbègbè dígí ńlá ń dá àsọ̀rí sílẹ̀ láàrin inú ilé àti ilẹ̀ tí ó yí i ká. A ṣe iṣẹ́ àkànṣe yìí láàrin ọdún 2019 sí 2020.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Bradco Ile-iṣẹ Factory ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Bradco, the Industrial Unit. The factory that produces luxury in Portugal! Located in the municipality of Castelo de Paiva. The industry is distinguished by the fact that it is a company with a lot of light, unlike many.
It also has a lot to do with the landscape.
It is currently a notorious company for also working with renowned brands. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The industry is 50,000mm wide by 76,000mm deep by 125,000mm high.
- Tags
- #industry , #architecture , #factory , #leathergoods , #brasport
- Production Technology
- The objective of this industry was to create a methodology that would provide greater relevance within the building: light. Several skylights were designed on the factory roof so that the interior would convey a better state of mind to the employees. Stone from the region was used abroad to link the building to the territory where it belongs.
- Design Challenge
- Bradco was a huge creative challenge for EM Paralelo. It was a very attractive architectural project due to its industrial characteristics and for being able to combine a factory in such a beautiful landscape. Representing Bradco in Portugal was a source of pride. Being able to contribute to the growth of the factory and the number of jobs was very challenging.
- Research
- Bradco industry is an industrial unit in Castelo de Paiva. With the objective of strengthening research and technological development and Innovation, a process that has led, above all, to the increase in jobs, the company of the Swiss business group Brasport activated an investment of more than 3.1 million euros, with financing of more of 1.5 million euros. Company in the sector of manufacture of bracelets and luxury leather goods, in which it assumes itself as a leader.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this project was above all the challenge of designing a different industry with local characteristics.
Materials such as stone from the region, glass and steel were explored.
The landscape was very important in defining the project as it allowed a lot of transparency between the interior and the exterior.
Light has also always been an inspiration for there to be light, especially in the production area. - Project Duration
- Bradco started in 2019 and ended in 2020
- Operation Flow
- Brasport is in charge of several production sites and each year manufactures more than two million watch straps and leather goods for all market segments. It is also able to provide after-sales services on behalf of its customers, working directly with its branches and stores. The key, as with each of their collaborations, is a design tailored to meet specific needs that further the values of each partner.
- Team Members
- Architect: Cristina Vaz Santos Architect: Paulo Rodrigues
- Image Credits
- Imagem nº 1: Fotógrafo Ivo Tavares, Bradco, 2020. Imagem nº 2: Fotógrafo Ivo Tavares, Bradco, 2020. Imagem nº 3: Fotógrafo Ivo Tavares, Bradco, 2020. Imagem nº 4: Fotógrafo Ivo Tavares, Bradco, 2020. Imagem nº 5: Fotógrafo Ivo Tavares, Bradco, 2020.
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