Guia Do Porto

porto.Projects 31

.Created 11-Nov-09

.By nacho company, Porto, Portugal

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Porto Cenário Bar. Porto, Portugal. José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira. cafe, bar.

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Casa da Musica. Porto, Portugal. OMA, Rem Koolhaas. music theatre.

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Atelier Siza, Souto de Moura, FernandoTávora

. Porto, Portugal

. Alvaro Siza Vieira

. atelier

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.Café do Cais

. Porto, Portugal

. Cristina Guedes + Francisco Vieira deCampos

. bar, cafe, pavilion, restaurant

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.Serralves Museum

. Porto, Portugal

. Alvaro Siza Vieira

. auditorium, library, museum

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Architecture Faculty. Porto, Portugal. Alvaro Siza Vieira. university.

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Bouça Housing Complex. Porto, Portugal. Alvaro Siza Vieira. commercial space, housing.

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Gosho Restaurant. Porto, Portugal. aNC arquitectos. restaurant.

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Casa das Artes. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. auditorium, cinema, exposition space.

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Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. culture, exposition space.

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Cinema Batalha. Porto, Portugal. Artur Andrade. cinema, music theatre, restaurant,

theatre.

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House Mártires da Liberdade. Porto, Portugal. Paulo Freitas & Franciso Soares Dias. apartment, commercial space, housing,

renovation.

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Artists Workshop. Porto, Portugal. Virgínio Moutinho. atelier.

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Almeida Garrett Library. Porto, Portugal. José Manuel Soares. archive, culture, exposition space,

library.

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Children Library. Porto, Portugal. Paula Santos. library.

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Guindais Funicular. Porto, Portugal. Adalberto Dias. funicular, tram station.

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Trindade Subway Station. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. subway station.

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Housing Complex. Porto, Portugal. Adalberto Dias. commercial space, housing.

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Burgo Tower. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. commercial space, office.

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Transparent Building. Porto, Portugal. Manuel de Solà-Morales. leisure, park, shopping centre.

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Housing Block. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. housing.

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Casa de Serralves. Porto, Portugal. José Marques da Silva. gallery, museum, pavilion.

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Bom Sucesso Market. Porto, Portugal. ARS-Arquitectos. market.

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Faculty of Engineering. Porto, Portugal. Pedro Ramalho + Luís Ramalho. education, university.

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Water Pavilion. Porto, Portugal. Alexandre Burmester. exposition space, laboratorium, pavilion.

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Oporto Blood Bank. Porto, Portugal. ARX Portugal Arquitectos. health care, laboratorium.

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Bar Ar de Rio. Porto, Portugal. Menos é Mais. bar.

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Commercial Building in Boavista. Porto, Portugal. Eduardo Souto de Moura. commercial space, shopping centre.

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Casa Ponte da Arrábida. Porto, Portugal. Edgar Cardoso. renovation, restaurant, watch-tower.

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Casa Armanda Passos. Porto, Portugal. Alvaro Siza Vieira. private house.

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She Changes. Porto, Portugal. Janet Echelman. art, landmark, sculpture.


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photo: José Carlos Nunes deOliveira

. photo: José Carlos Nunes deOliveira.

photo: José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira

Opening hours

. How to get there

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Porto Cenário Bar.

AddressR. do Monchique 684450-394 PortoPortugal

. This project concerns the conversion of a small 50m2 restaurantinto a Lounge Bar, at the riverside front in Porto, Massarelos. Plastered stucco boards were placed around the walls, hangingover a contrasting dark wooden floor. The customer’s area wasseparated from the services and supporting spaces such as thesanitary, the kitchen and the DJ cabin, installed in half of theformer restaurant kitchen. After all, the DJ is the new cokingmaster over here. These “fleshy” spaces got moulded in orangejuicy colours, contrasting with the white/beige painted mainroom. The relation with the beautiful outside landscape wasimproved by emphasising the presence of the 4 existing windowsas absences in the walls, inviting for contemplation. The lightingas well the furniture was carefully chosen, out of vintage stores,in order to fulfil the client’s will of spending few and creating anatmosphere that could be cosy, slightly minimalistic andsophisticated at the same time.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2006. Floor area/size.

90 m².

Main designer, Architect.

José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira. Architect.

Paulo Costa. Graphic designer.

Ricardo Sapage. Structural engineer.

Manuel Sousa Vieira, Luz e Som. Client.

Agostinho Veloso de Brito.

Contributed by.

Jose_Carlos_Nunes_de_Oliveira_Architect

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photo: Casa da Música .photo: Casa da Música

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photo: Casa da Música

Opening hoursThe building is open every day from 10:00 - 20:00 h. The Casaorganizes guided tours through the buidling: Mo- Fr: 11:30 ,15:00, 16:00. On weekends and holidays: 11:30, 15:00, 16:00,17:00 and 18:00h. English guided tours: Monday - Friday 11:30and 16:00h. Weekends and holidays: 11:00 and 16:00h. Forgroups of 15 to 35 people. To reserve and more info:[email protected]

. How to get thereMetro: Linha Azul, stop at Matosinhos - Estádio do Dragão. OrLinha Vermelha, stop at Estádio do Dragão - Sr.ª da Hora.

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Casa da Musica.

AddressAvenida da Boavista 6044149 PortoPortugalhttp://www.casadamusica.pt/

. After Porto was selected one of the 2 cultural capitals of Europein 2001, an international competition started, for a new concerthall to be positioned in the historical centre. The shape directlyderived from ‘programmatic-piling-up’. Two shoe-box concerthalls were piled first, the other public programs were added ontothe shoe-boxes and the ‘remaining’ spaces between the publicfunctions were filled up with secondary serving spaces, such asfoyers, restaurant, terraces, technical spaces and verticaltransport. A continuous route connects all functions and‘remaining spaces’ by stairs, platforms and escalators: thebuilding becomes an architectural adventure. The loop createsthe possibility to use it for festivals with simultaneousperformances. Wave-like corrugated glass is used in both the1300 seat grand auditorium and its smaller 350 seat counterpart.Through material transparency each space reveals its contents tothe city; showing an array of performances and cultural events.

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Project is public!.

Completion.


22000 m².

Main designer, Architect.

OMA, Rem Koolhaas. Interior architect.

Inside Outside. Structural engineer.

ARUP. Client.

Porto 2001 / Casa da Música.

Contributed by.

boeboe.


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photo: Sahil Latheef .

photo: Manuel Montenegro.

photo: Sahil Latheef

Opening hours

. How to get thereBy the river, West from Ponte da Arrábida.

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Atelier Siza, Souto de Moura,Fernando Távora

.AddressCalçada do Ouro 14150 PortoPortugal

. The work place of the masters.

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Project is not public!.

Completion.

1-1998.

Architect.

Alvaro Siza Vieira. Client.

Álvaro Siza Vieira, Eduardo Souto deMoura, Fernando Távora and others

.Contributed by

.manecas

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photo: Naomi Schiphorst .photo: Naomi Schiphorst

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photo: Naomi Schiphorst

Opening hours

. How to get thereIf you’re in Praca da Ribeira, walk to the river, then turn right —it is the glass building on your left, right on the river edge.

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Café do Cais.

AddressCais Estiva 4050-243 PortoPortugal

. This café is situated along the river Douro in the old city centre.It is a simple glazed pavilion, integrated into the lively quaysidesurroundings. When all the glass doors on the south side areopened, the café is transformed into a large, covered open-airterrace. The only solid boxes are the two service-zones inside,one for the bar, and the other for sanitary services. The pavilionseems to hover above the ground on a small raised platform. Theterrace has an amazing canopy, resembling the sails of the shipspassing by.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2000.

Architect.

Cristina Guedes + Francisco Vieirade Campos

. Client

.Animafoz

.Contributed by

.Naomi

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photo: João Morgado .

photo: João Morgado.

photo: João Morgado

Opening hoursWinter: MUSEUM | VILLA | PARK Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Summer: MUSEUM Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. VILLATuesday to Sunday (and Public Holidays): 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. PARKTuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and PublicHolidays: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Serralves Foundation is closed onMondays, except for the Auditorium bar and Restaurant/CafetariaService and on December 25 and January 1.

. How to get thereNear Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa/Avenida da Boavista.BUSES: 201, 203, 207, 502, 504 and Tourism Circuit METRO: Exitat the Casa da Música Station, with connection via the buses 201,203, 502 and 504 at the Boavista Rotunda. Entrance is via theLargo D. João III (next to the French School). You can get aarchitectural tour through the museum on Sundays on15h00-16h00. Tours are free upon purchase of an entrance ticketto the Museum.

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Serralves Museum.

Address Rua D.João de Castro 2104150-417 PortoPortugalhttp://www.serralves.pt/

. A roughly north-south longitudinal axis serves as the frameworkfor the project. Two asymmetrical wings branch off to the southfrom the main body of the museum, creating a courtyard betweenthem, while another courtyard is formed at the northern endbetween the L-shaped volume of the auditorium and the publicentrance atrium. The volume of the main building is dividedbetween exhibition spaces, offices and storage, an art library anda restaurant with adjoining terrace. The auditorium andbookstore have independent entrances and may be used when themuseum itself is closed. The exhibition area is composed ofseveral rooms, connected by a large U-shaped gallery - itoccupies most of the entrance level, extending to the lower floorin one of the wings. The large doors that separate the differentexhibition spaces and partition walls can be used to createdifferent routes or organize separate exhibitions simultaneously.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

10-1997. Floor area/size.

12669 m².

Architect.


Fundação Serralves.

Contributed by.

Joao_Morgado.


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photo: Carlos Gonzalez . photo: Mirko Garufi.

photo: Victor Popovici

Opening hours

. How to get thereTaking a bus from the city centre or by the subway till "Casa daMúsica" and a 10 minute walk. Close to Campo Alegre/Rotunda daBoavista. At www.cm-porto.pt/ you can find a map of Porto.Click on 'Mapa da Cidade do Porto'.

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Architecture Faculty.

AddressRua do Gólgota 2154150 PortoPortugalhttp://www.fa.up.pt

. The School of Architecture of Porto articulates along the limits ofan ancient farm right next to the Douro river, creating a widecentral space, like an interior square, surrounded by the builtvolumes. This intervention reveals a lot of sensibility with thesurroundings, in communication with the river and the sea. Stairs and ramps distribute the various accesses to the differentlevels and functional zones. The apparent fragmentation of thebuild volumes, visible on the project drawings, recovers itscontinuity in the circulation at the inferior level.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

9-1994.

Architect.


Universidade do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa . photo: João Sousa.

photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursOnly the public spaces are public, it's a housing complex

. How to get thereTake the subway in Porto till the station "Lapa" it's right there!

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Bouça Housing Complex.

AddressRua da Boavista 4100 PortoPortugal

. This project, from 1973, was integrated in the program SAAL inPorto to create social housing for poor people. And even thoughit was made through highly controlled costs, Siza Vieira managedto create a housing complex that is worth studying and visiting. In 1977 there where only two blocks completed. Nowadays, in2004, all the blocks were concluded and a new life was given tothis complex. Instead of having only poor people living here, thelow prices and high quality living attracted artists, architects andyoung couples to settle in. With four levels, each block presentan articulation in terms of passages that connect the wholecomplex. Together with the housing units there is alsocommercial spaces and green open spaces.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2004.

Architect, Urban planner.


SAAL.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Fernando Guerra . photo: Fernando Guerra.

photo: Fernando Guerra

Opening hours

. How to get there

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Gosho Restaurant.

AddressAvenida da Boavista 12774000 PortoPortugal

. Gosho Restaurant ('Imperial Palace') is located in the food courtof a 5-star hotel. The project contains several specific areas forthe several types of Japanese food that the restaurant serves,with a total capacity of 101 seats. The atmosphere of therestaurant cherishes 'being' in public, through different themes.Besides evoking traditional Japanese architecture through a crudeand strong presence of the materials, the design createstheatricality with two entrance tunnels and a raised arrival,underlines with white paint the amusing and seemingly irrationalposture of the existing structure and nourishes a certain mysteryby dissolving the space limits with a permeable curtain, atranslucent screen and dark periphery walls (text from architect'swebsite).

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2007.

Architect.

aNC arquitectos.

Contributed by.

Pedro_Loureiro.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereTake a bus from the city center that passes on the street "Rua doCampo Alegre", or at the "Avenida da Boavista". From there it'seasy to reach it by foot.

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Casa das Artes.

AddressRua de Ruben A 4050 PortoPortugal

. The building is located in the gardens of a neo-classical mansionin Porto, dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Theprogram for the competition proposed a cinema, an auditoriumand an exhibition gallery, as well as the conservation of thegardens as they were. This is one of the first built projects ofEduardo Souto Moura. It's mainly composed of two parallel granitestone walls, with all the programin the middle. With a veryminimalistic approach, this building is composed of great buildingdetails, reminding some of Mies Van der Rohe's characteristics.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1981.

Architect, Interiorarchitect

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Eduardo Souto de Moura.

Client.

Secretaria de Estado da Cultura.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursRight now [November 2007] it's on restoration because it was leftabandoned since it was finished.

. How to get thereBy bus (number 78) on the "Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa"till "Praça do Império" and after that by foot following the street"Rua de Bartolomeu Velho".

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Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House.

AddressRua de Viana de Lima 4150 PortoPortugal

. The Cinema House represents a significant change in the formalexpression of Eduardo Souto de Moura. A change of style thatapproaches this work to the formal expression of the architectureof Siza Vieira. This building pretends to be similar to thesurrounding houses, having some distortions to fit better on theplot. The overall image resembles to the lens of the camera, withdynamic eyes like the insects, searching for the views to the seein between the buildings.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1998.

Architect, Artist, Interiorarchitect, Landscapearchitect, Urban planner

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Client.

Câmara Municipal do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa .

photo: João Sousa.

photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereRight in the centre of the city of Porto. Metro stations "Bolhão" or"São Bento" and several buses pass by there. Easy to get there

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Cinema Batalha.

AddressPraça da Batalha 104050 PortoPortugal

. Situated in the heart of the city of Porto, the proposal of ArturAndrade continues his development of the expressionist line witha curve façade that creates movement and great dynamics intension with the glass façade that defines the corner of thesquare in a futuristic style. It was a very polemic building whenconstructed (1946) because of the fascist regime. Today it worksas a lounge bar, a restaurant and a cinema/theatre.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1946.

Architect.

Artur Andrade. Client.


Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Joaquim Pinheiro .

photo: Joaquim Pinheiro.

photo: Paulo Freitas

Opening hours

. How to get there

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House Mártires da Liberdade.

AddressRua Mártires da Liberdade 114-1204050 PortoPortugal

. Located in the centre of Porto, this building has two separateapartments with a garden and a commercial area. A newconstruction has been cleverly settled next to an existing 19thcentury house, creating an interesting architectural tension, anda rich dialogue in what comes to architectural language andexpression. The total area of construction is approximately 500sqmt, integrated in a 800 sqmt garden.

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Completion.


1000 m².

Architect.

Paulo Freitas & Franciso Soares Dias. Contractor.

EA - Engenheiros Associados. Infrastructure consultant.

ÉPOCA - Gestão de Estudos eProjectos

. Client

.Maria do Céu Mata

.Contributed by

.mjoao-arq

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photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereRight next to the main Bridge in Porto "D. Luiz I" and it stands onthe top of the tunnel that gives access to the old city. SeveralBuses to get there and with the "Funicular dos Guindais", theelevator.

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Artists Workshop.

Addressrua da lada 4050 PortoPortugal

. The building has 4 ateliers for young artists. Its location, rightnext to the river "Douro" has a wonderful view of the "D. Luiz I"Bridge, the river and the south coast of the city of "Gaia". Thisproject integrates a system of platforms and granite walls instories and stairs that connects the building to the street at theground level. The great sensibility and beautifulness of the urbantissue and it's great presence in the site conducted to the optionof creating a building that is discreet. The object consists in anassociation of two planes in "sandwich", with glass walls over aplatform.

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Completion.

1996.

Architect.

Virgínio Moutinho. Client.

Young Artists.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursMonday: 14.00-18.00 Tuesday-Saturday: 10.00-18.00

. How to get therebus: 601, 302, 200, 207, 201, 501, 601, ZM

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Almeida Garrett Library.

AddressRua de Entre Quintas 2684050-239 PortoPortugal

. This building has two great functions: Public Library and a newexposition hall. There is also an auditorium for 200 peopledetermined to conferences, films projection and other shows. Its location, between the street "Entrequintas" and the gardens ofthe crystal palace has an intense presence with the nature givingit a peaceful environment to build a library. With a greatattention to details, the main façade is covered with pine woodto create a shield from the sun to the exposition rooms. Thelibrary has to floors with a big opening that connects visually thetwo levels.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2001.

Architect.

José Manuel Soares. Client.


Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa.

photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursMonday: 14.00-18.00 Tuesday-Saturday: 10.00-18.00

. How to get thereIt's located in the gardens of the Crystal Palace. You need tosearch and follow the signs "Biblioteca Infantil" to reach it.

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Children Library.

AddressRua de Entre Quintas 4050 PortoPortugal

. This small pavilion located between the trees in the gardens ofthe Crystal Palace has two levels with a double height vestibule.The library appears as an "objet trouvé" in the nature,participating in this spontaneous environment. The volumeresembles an old train wagon, lifted slightly off the groundturning it into a light and welcoming space. The used materialswere chosen according to the environment, following thetextures and colours of the nature. The structure and wall panelsare made out of wood and the windows are sheets of transparentpolycarbonate located at the height of the children withawesome views to the gardens. It's a building that fits perfectly inthis natural environment.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1997.

Architect.

Paula Santos. Client.

Câmar Municipal do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Luís Ferreira Alves.

photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursJune - September: Sunday to Wednesday - 08h00-22h00 Thursday to Saturday - 08h00-24h00 October - May: Sunday toThursday - 08h00-20h00 Friday to Saturday - 08h00-24h00

. How to get thereRight next to the famous bridge Luíz I in the heart of themedieval city

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Guindais Funicular.

AddressAv. de Gustavo Eiffel 4000 PortoPortugalhttp://www.metrodoporto.pt/pagegen.asp?SYS_PAGE_ID=868297

. The Funicular connects the Douro river bank to the high town atthe Batalha quarter, through the Guindais slope. It is the newway that grasps itself to firm stone and ends in a tower facing theriver, such as the old wall which leans on a big rock. At bothedges of this trajectory there are two stations, each one lookingfor the adequate relation to each part of the town and itsimmediate environment areas. Both stations are entirely built ofwhite concrete, the most brilliant colourgrade in the North: inthe subterraneous station at the mountain in order to betterreflect the light entering through the vertical accesses andskylights; in the station at the valley, to make reference to theclear plans of the slope. The water which runs along the slopeand the line of the valley formed by the rails, controlled by littledams that decrease and sustain its speed, falls freely as a cascadein the interior of the station, being then conducted to the river.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2003.


Adalberto Dias. Client.

Porto 2001 + Metro do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Carlos Dias .

photo: João Sousa.

photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursfrom 6.00h - 1.00h but it depends of the months

. How to get thereBy the subway just get to "Trindade" subway station. In the heartof the old city right beside the Trindade Church and the city hall

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Trindade Subway Station.

AddressRua de Camões 4000 PortoPortugal

. Built to be the central subway station, "Trindade" has an interfacethat connects 2 subway lines resulting in a big subway stationwith commercial spaces. The materialization of the architectureis almost the space as all the other subway stations in the centerof Porto and it reflects a lot of the northern portuguese way ofbuilding. White walls, granite floors, ceramic tiles, rough granitestone walls, all of these elements appear in the tradicionalconstructions and were recreated to fit the contemporary designresulting in some very interesting spaces.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2002.

Architect.

Eduardo Souto de Moura. Client.

Metro do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereLocated on the western part of the city, right beside the "ring",it's easy to reach if you have the "Ipanema Park Hotel" as areference point.

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Housing Complex.

AddressRua Orfeão do Porto 4150 PortoPortugal

. Built in white reinforced concrete this housing complex is formedby two separate blocks connected by the mainly vertical accesswith the lift and the staircase. All the floors are composed by anexternal gallery that connects all the appartments allowing themto face the great views of the sea and to receive good sunlight.With a very simple and contemporary language this complexestablishes new ways of drawing the housing complex in a simpleand elegant manner.

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Completion.

2007.

Architect.

Adalberto Dias.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Filipe Brandão

Opening hours

. How to get thereIn "Avenida da Boavista", from "Casa da Música" it's a 10 minutewalk.

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Burgo Tower.

AddressAvenida da Boavista PortoPortugal

. This office complex is located in the Avenida da Boavista, thebiggest straight line avenue in Portugal that extends from "Casada Música" till the Sea in West. This complex opens a large squarebetween the two buildings, one horizontal and the other vertical.The square is occupied by a big sculpture by the Portoarchitect/sculptor Nadir de Afonso. The buildings were drawnwith very simple shapes, following the influences of Mies and theChicago buildings. The main interest about the building is itsfaçade. Its skin is composed out of a single module that wraps allthe volumes. That module was studied so it could fit on 2different ways creating a glass façade and an opaque façade.

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Public access unknown!.

Completion.


34976 m².

Architect, Interiorarchitect, Urban planner

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Infrastructure consultant.

AFA Associados. Client.

Douro Atlântico.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereRight at the end of "Avenida da Boavista" on the seafront at thewestend of the city park. By bus it's the stop "Castelo do Queijo"

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Transparent Building.

AddressEsplanada do Rio de Janeiro PortoPortugal

. Being part of an urban plan to redesign the westend seafront ofthe city park, this building serves a shopping centre and leisurecentre in combination with seaside activities. The entirebuilding is constructed in white concrete and the façade is madeout of pre-fabricated white concrete slabs. The interior offerssome interesting spaces that overview the atlantic ocean,creating a lot of shades and light effects on the afternoon.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2002.


Manuel de Solà-Morales. Client.

Polis-Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hours

. How to get thereOn the western part of Porto called "Foz" it's easy to reach Fromthe avenue "Avenida do Brasil" that follows the coast line.

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Housing Block.

AddressRua do Teatro 574150 PortoPortugal

. This housing block situated on the western part of Porto, in frontof the Atlantic ocean is a conceptual reinvention of thetraditional urban houses of the XVIII century. Instead of a stonestructure, here the structure is in steel but is completely visibleand separated from the other elements. But at the same timethere are traditional materials that were used on the façades,transposing the modern architecture into a more site relatedproject.

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Completion.

1995.

Architect, Interiorarchitect, Urban planner

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Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursIt depends of the schedule of the Museum of Contemporary Art ofSerralves. Mondays is closed.

. How to get thereThe way to get access to the house is by entering the Museum ofContemporary Art of Serralves (by Siza Vieira) and to buy theticket to the museum exhibition and the gardens. The house islocated at the gardens.

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Casa de Serralves.

AddressRua de Serralves 4050 PortoPortugal

. Old property of Count of Vizela, the gardens of Serralves are anamazing example of the French style gardens together with theromantic influenced gardens and more recently with the Museumof Contemporary Art beautifully designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira. The House of Serralves was the main house of this whole propertyand began its construction in 1925 to be finished only in 1944.Designed by the Porto based architect José Marques da Silva,author of numerous beautiful beaux-arts buildings in Porto(Central Station, Aliados Avenue, ...). This House is a greatexample of the Art-Déco style of the early 20th century inEurope. Designed with a great simplicity and minimalism, theinteriors have an enormous attention to the details and thenatural light.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1944.

Architect, Artist.

José Marques da Silva. Client.

Conde de Vizela.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: João Sousa.

photo: Carlos Dias

Opening hoursFrom around 7.00h till 17.00h

. How to get thereRight next to the square where there is "Casa da Música". It's lessthan five minute walk from the metro station

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Bom Sucesso Market.

AddressRua de Caldas Xavier 4150 PortoPortugal

. This building was one of the first buildings to be built in thiszone. In 1951 the works begin to give shape to this project. Itsstructure of reinforced concrete is made out of pre-casted beamsdisposed in a radial shape. The way the entry of light is designedand works in the interior is absolutely incredible and shows agreat sensibility in this subject. Even after more than 50 years ofuse, this building remains almost as good as new. All the spatialrichness is still present and as a market it has a rich social life.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1952.

Architect.

ARS-Arquitectos. Client.


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Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Carlos Dias

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Faculty of Engineering.

AddressVia Estruturante do Pólo II 4200 PortoPortugal

. The various objects that constitute the museum collection of theMuseum of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oportoare scattered throughout the buildings of the Faculty.Inaugurated in the new complex Asprela II of the Pole in 2001,the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto is one of thelargest complex of teaching has always built. It was designed byarchitects Pedro Ramalho and Luis Ramalho, was built betweenOctober 1996 and July 2000. With a total area built around 80 000metres, the complex is composed of different bodies that hostthe sites for the teaching, research, services and administration.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2008.

Architect.

Pedro Ramalho + Luís Ramalho.

Contributed by.

Naomi.


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photo: João Sousa.

photo: João Sousa

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. How to get thereBy the city park is easy to reach by foot. By car/bus there's anentrance at the "Estrada da Circunvalação"

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Water Pavilion.

AddressEstrada da Circunvalação 154434100-183 PortoPortugalhttp://pavilhaodaagua.blogspot.com/

. This pavilion was built to be part of the Expo 1998 in Lisbon. Itwas rebuilt in Porto at the city park. The shape of the buildingstands like if it were levitating from the ground, coming out of asurface of water. It's structure is entirely made out of wood.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1998.


Alexandre Burmester. Infrastructure consultant.

José Carlos Gonçalves. Client.

Águas do Porto.

Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: FG+SG .

photo: FG+SG.

photo: FG+SG

Opening hoursDuring the week: 8.30 to 19.00h Saturday: 8.30 to 13.00h.

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Oporto Blood Bank.

AddressRua do Bolama 1334200 - 139 PortoPortugalhttp://www.ipsangue.org/maxcontent-documento-111.html

. The O’Porto Blood Bank is built on a detached plot with anirregular polygon in the heart of a city block. The building-as-lineruns through the polygon´s different directions searching itsgeometry. The Blood bank supports all activities of regional bloodcollection and analysis as well as its partition in 3 components(erythrocytes, plasma and platelets). These components are laterto be distributed to hospitals and pharmaceutical industries. Thistypology is new and hardly tested. It has a great complexity dueto permanent risk of blood contamination. Continuous scientificand technological developments force permanent alterations. Itis therefore a building with an unstable interior, which willundergo frequent metamorphosis throughout its life. The buildingprogram is a linear sequential process (of blood disassembly). Itsuggests to be more adequate a low and fluid construction ratherthan a high building, as pointed out by the neighbouring housingbuildings (5 and 6 levels).

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Project is public!.

Completion.


3825 m².

Architect.

ARX Portugal Arquitectos. Client.

Instituto Português do Sangue.

Contributed by.

ARX_Portugal.


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photo: Carlos Dias.

photo: Carlos Dias

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Bar Ar de Rio.

AddressCais de Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia PortoPortugal

. The bar “ar de rio” is a restaurant and cafeteria with a terrace,situated on the southern river banks of the Douro. It’s a compactpavilion designed by Francisco Vieira de Campos and CristinaGuedes (Menos é Mais) that’s most noticeable for its cohesivearchitectural and structural concept. The «beehive» constructionsystem – in hexagonal modules of solid steel – becomes theformal pattern for the building’s external and internal texture.The efficiency of the design is also revealed by its lightness,reducing vertical structures to a minimum and allowing greatertransparency. The final result is striking for its abstract qualityand expressive potential for invisibility or opacity.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2008.

Architect.

Menos é Mais.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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photo: João Sousa

Opening hoursDepending of the stores.

. How to get thereThe building is located in the Avenida da Boavista right in front ofthe east entry to the city park. There are several Buses goingdown that avenue.

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Commercial Building in Boavista.

AddressAvenida da Boavista 4050 PortoPortugal

. The building is designed like a succession of boxes disposedrandomly over a platform. From the traditional platform-likestyle building that Souto Moura uses to make, now he rethinks theconcept of the box-like architecture, transforming it into acomposition of boxes that generate an urban façade over theavenue.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2008.

Architect, Interiorarchitect

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Contributed by.

Joao_Sousa.


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photo: Miguel Coelho . photo: Miguel Coelho.

photo: Miguel Coelho

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Casa Ponte da Arrábida.

AddressRua do Ouro 8074400-000 PortoPortugal

. Arrábida Bridge (Ponte da Arrábida) was designed by Portuguesecivil engineer Edgar Cardoso in 1963. The project mentioned herewas included in the design as an observation post to watch theconstruction works on the bridge. The structure has beenrenovated by architect Miguel Tomé and transformed into arestaurant and bar. The building is undoubtedly one of thearchitectural gems of Porto, but still undervalued. Perhaps this isdue to the fact that the initial project was designed by a civilengineer, although one of the most notable in Portugal.

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Project is public!.

Completion.

1963.

Architect.

Edgar Cardoso. Associate architect.

Miguel Tomé.

Contributed by.

Miguel_Coelho.


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photo: Carlos Dias

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Casa Armanda Passos.

AddressAv. do Mal. Gomes da Costa 4150 PortoPortugal

. Amidst horizontal and vertical planes conditioned by the contoursof the terrain, memories of Zen gardens and fire signs, theArmanda Passos house has gently risen. Designed to be lived in atall hours of the day, when light seeks out shade, and shade opensitself to the light, the house-atelier, commissioned by painterArmanda Passos from the most international name in Portuguesearchitecture, allows the complicity naturally created by thearchitect with his work to transpire at each step. This is thesecond dwelling designed by Siza in Porto. The first was built inthe 1960’s on the Avenida dos Combatentes.

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Completion.

2005.

Architect.


Armanda Passos.

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MI_MOA.


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photo: Sahil Latheef .photo: Carlos Dias

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photo: Carlos Dias

Opening hours24/7

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She Changes.

AddressPraça de Cidade do Salvador 4100 PortoPortugal

. Portugal is home to artist Janet Echelman's 'She Changes', a160-foot-tall waterfront netted wind sculpture suspended above a3-lane highway roundabout, which received the IFAI InternationalAchievement Award and the Public Art Network's Year in ReviewAward. It is a monumental, red and white, membrane-likesculpture at the Praca Cidade San Salvador in the town ofMatosinhos along the shoreline outside of Porto. Through her art,Janet Echelman reshapes urban airspace with monumental publicsculptures that respond to environmental forces including wind,water, and sunlight. "I am a sculptor who shapes urban space. Iprefer the immediacy and challenge of transforming sites that areeither unnoticed infrastructure that have faded from publicmemory, or iconic landmarks that are so overexposed theybecome habitual background."

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Project is public!.

Completion.

2005.

Artist.

Janet Echelman.

Contributed by.

MI_MOA.


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