Farfetch urban fashion village Porto, BIG Portuguese Building, Fuse Valley Architecture Images
Farfetch urban fashion village in Porto
28 Sep 2021
Architects: BIG
Location: by Leça River, Porto, northern Portugal
FUSE VALLEY
Farfetch Partners With BIG To Build Art-filled HQ In Portugal

Visualizations by Lucian R
Farfetch HQ in Porto
Farfetch, the leading global technology platform for luxury fashion, seeks to further connect creators, curators, and consumers in a purpose-built urban fashion village on the slopes of Leça River in Porto. The 178,000 m2 art-filled site has been named FUSE VALLEY and is developed in collaboration with Portuguese real estate developer, Castro Group.

The future Farfetch HQ features 12 interconnected buildings that each represent the various elements of the company?s organization, with the design of each space tailored accordingly. Scheduled to break ground by early 2023, and open its doors in 2025, the new HQ is situated within the larger FUSE VALLEY site; also designed by BIG, the site of 24 buildings will be home to various tech companies, startups and services. BIG?s design seeks to amplify the exchange of ideas between the different aspects of the organization and create new opportunities for the circa 3,000 Farfetch employees based in Portugal, visitors, and locals.
José Neves, founder, CEO and Chairman of FARFETCH, says: ?We are very excited about this project and the vision that Bjarke Ingels has presented to us, not only because of ...