Microsoft Portugal

The renovation project of Microsoft's headquarters in Lisbon, in which Vector Mais was the general contractor, was really unique and the spirit of part of the team that participated can be seen in this video.

For Marie Hélène Portel-Grognard, Microsoft's Portfolio Manager Real Estate & Facilities, the hiring process was like “a love story”, referring to the quality of the various teams that carried out the project. Of all the people that participated in the process, Marie Hélène highlights the role of women. “We delivered on time and on budget, and we delivered beyond expectations. I’m very proud of this achievement and I’d like to thank the team. You dit it!” The Vector Mais team played an essential role in this final result, in particular that of Marta Cabral, the site manager of the Microsoft project.

Ana Silveira e Castro, the lead architect of Openbook for the project, reinforces the challenges: “We had a very short deadline, a very tight budget, and an additional complexity, the work had to be done while Microsoft was operating.”

Communication was essential for this project to be carried out efficiently and smoothly, something that João Sousa, Facility Manager at Sodexo / TDGI, reinforces: “Communication was essential, I’d say that it was the key factor for the success of this project.”