ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER
Here are frequent asked questions about the architect and designer.
DO UTOPIA ARCHITECTS ALSO DESIGN FURNITURE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS?
Yes, they do. Some of our architects have also design experience with furniture and industrial products. Designing involves some skills shared by the common architect like managing form and function and other skills that are specific to designers and architects with design experience like knowing the industrial process involved, the machines, materials, market studies, trends, etc.
ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER
Here are frequent asked questions about the architect and the engineer.
IS THE ENGINEER IMPORTANT FOR GOOD DESIGN?
Of course it is. The engineer is very important because it calculates solutions and creates new materials with new characteristics in order to provide new answers for the architect and the designer.
ARCHITECTURE
Here are frequent asked questions about architecture.
ARE THERE ANY FRONTIERS BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN?
Yes, there are some. One may say architecture belongs to a specific place and a specific time when it was built. Design is more global. Design does not have a specific client, but a specific market. Therefore, the architect creates in some sense an architectonic design, whereas the designer is more comfortable with products for a market of consumers.
ENGINEERING
Here are frequent asked questions about engineering.
HOW DOES ENGINEERING INFLUENCES DESIGN?
Engineering is very important for design. New design solutions made by architects and designers are only made possible by new materials and engineering solutions created by engineers.
BUILDING A SINGLE HOUSE IN PORTUGAL
Here are frequent asked questions about building a single house in Portugal.
SHOULD I HAVE TAILOR MADE FURNITURE OR INDUSTRIAL FURNITURE FOR MY SINGLE HOUSE IN PORTUGAL?
It depends. Portugal is very competitive on tailor made furniture or industrial furniture. Nevertheless, the first one is more expensive. On the other hand, tailor made furniture is always more adapted to a specific house and client. It all depends on how much you want to spend building your single house in Portugal. Talk with one of our architects at Utopia architecture practice and we will be very pleased on giving you all the advices needed.
ARCHITECTURE PROJECT AND DESIGN
Here are frequent asked questions about architecture project and design.
I WANT AN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT WITH 3D MODELS. DOES UTOPIA ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE PROVIDES THEM?
Yes, of course. Nowadays, we are always asked to provide 3d models with photo-realistic images. The client wants to see the exact final result or wants to be able to sell all or part of the project and we appreciate that and provide our clients an answer to this common need.