So Studio is an architecture practice based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 2018 by Sofia Passos Santos, informed by a previous professional experience in Switzerland.
The studio works across multiple scales and programs, from urban interventions and buildings to interiors, furniture, and objects.
If you’d like to talk about ideas or projects, you’re welcome to visit our studio in Porto, or contact us at mail@so-studio.pt.
Work or have worked previously at/with So Studio:Bernardo Vinagre, Cintia Guerreiro, Filipe Estrela, Filipa Guedes, Francisco Pina, Francisca Sottomayor, Luis Bouça, Sofia Miranda, Susana David
Address
Praceta Eng. António de Almeida 70, Sala 373
4100-065 Porto — Portugal
Contacts
mail@so-studio.pt
(+351) 917 581 475
Instagram
@so.studio.architecture
Sofia Passos Santos
Education & Formation
Master’s degree in Architecture from FAUP – Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto (2013)
University of São Paulo, Brazil (2011–2012)
Awards & Recognition
Winner of the Sécil Universities Prize for the project Centro de Conhecimento (2011)
Awarded Prize of Excellence in the international student competition EHL Campus Development Forum, Switzerland (2013)
Professional Background
Co-author of the new campus project for Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland (2013–2018)
Collaboration with Dominique Perrault at Laboratoire Architecture Souterraine, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2015)
Collaboration with Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés architectes SA, Lausanne, Switzerland (2013–2014)
Worked at the studio of architect Manuel Correia Fernandes, Porto (2012–2013)
Practice & Interests
Graphic composition of words, with a strong passion for concrete poetry.
Seeking beauty in form, colour, texture, and composition. Developing sculptures and objects from disused natural stone @___onze