Close to the river and the sea, Miramar Tower stands out in the landscape for its unique characteristics and singular aesthetics. "Miramar Tower is almost a perfect storm, in the place where I grew up and in a landscape where I never imagined I would design", says Diogo Brito, one of OODA's partners.

The ambition to develop housing types with more than 200 m² of balcony area per floor resulted in a distinctive and unique volumetric composition. The project consists of a 15-storey vertical volume parallel to the ground, with a height similar to that of the towers in this construction area. Evidencing a structuralist matrix and with a dendriform vertical section, the building adapts to the optimisation of the typologies. The floors, arranged in one or two dwellings, form a spiral discourse, where the apparent rotation and modelling of the 360-degree terraces create a visual and real sense of verticality.

Each house has its own identity and individuality, with its own terrace and garden. To better capture the uniqueness of this project and avoid a feeling of déjà vu, the building gains dynamism by 'sliding' the horizontal slabs in the balcony area. These elements, designed in concrete, shape the building's concept and offer opportunities for plastic and sculptural expression. "The balconies are the visible part of the tower's structure. They act as an exoskeleton, extending unevenly on each floor and deconstructing the interior rationality", explains João Jesus, partner at OODA.

Between the fluidity of the common spaces, which blend into the interior-exterior relationship and even into the horizon, and the compartmentalisation of the rooms, uses are privileged by exception. On the ground floor, a common atrium features natural vegetation, creating a microclimate that fosters biodiversity and connects with the environment surrounding the building.