From Concept to Icon: Exploring OODA’s Vision for the Portuguese Football League Mixed-Use Building in Porto

OODA redefines the relationship between sport, city, and community with its mixed-use building for the Portuguese Football League headquarters in Porto. Although outwardly simple, the building is a multifunctional hub, housing offices, an auditorium, a museum, a sports pavilion, and a large garden that seamlessly connects to the urban fabric. The Design Intent: In a bid to enhance the project’s overall vision, repeated brainstorming sessions among stakeholders have helped the building evolve not just to fulfil diverse needs and perspectives, but to have the built form engage meaningfully with the city and its surroundings. Former British footballer Bill Shankly’s famous […]