Copenhagen-headquartered architecture firm. Lead architect on the 178,000 sqm Fuse Valley development in Leça do Balio (Matosinhos), anchored by the new Farfetch headquarters and developed by Castro Group. The project encompasses 24 buildings with 62,800 sqm of offices, a hotel and amenities — currently under construction.
BIG won the international architectural competition for Fuse Valley, with Castro Group as developer and Farfetch as anchor tenant. The project is positioned as Portugal's most ambitious tech campus development outside Lisbon — 178,000 sqm of biophilic 'urban village' organised in a checkerboard formation around landscaped parks. Site: Leça do Balio, Matosinhos, 7 km from Porto. Construction is in progress; the Farfetch headquarters is the first major occupier.
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. As a Nordic presence in Portugal, its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.
Fractio helps Nordic companies enter the Portuguese market — from market sizing to first sales, hiring, and legal setup.
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