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BP petrol stations, Leiria

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Offices and industry

Offices, industrial halls and petrol stations: buildings where the light has to serve the work done inside and, at the same time, say what the building is to whoever passes at a distance.

M-ODU, Matadouro do Porto

Aerial view of Porto's former Campanhã slaughterhouse at dusk, the new roof spreading over the pavilions and the motorway running along the block. — M-ODU, Matadouro do Porto — reconversion by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Diana Delnegro and Kengo Kuma in the nave of Porto's former slaughterhouse mid-works, between concrete and whitewashed stone walls, a wooden folding chair behind them. — M-ODU coming soon — Diana Delnegro with Kengo Kuma at the site during lighting tests

BP petrol stations

The BP station at blue hour, the perforated metal box alight from within and the green blade of the canopy running across above it. — BP petrol stations, Leiria

The perforated metal skin seen close up, the shop lit behind it and the floodlights grazing the sheet from above. — The perforated skin, lit from within

An olive tree in silhouette against the station's perforated facade, lit at night. — The olive tree against the lit facade

The station forecourt at night, a line of light grazing the pavement beside the shop window and the white bollards lined up at left. — The grazing light on the forecourt