Porto Projects 8 Created 16-Jun-11 By Renze Evenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands Boa Nova Tea House Matosinhos, pavilion Piscina das Marés Casa da Musica 3 Architecture Faculty Water Pavilion 6 Serralves Museum 7 Porto, auditorium, library, museum 4 Porto, OMA - Rem Koolhaas music theatre Porto, Alexandre Burmester exposition space, laboratorium, pavilion Matosinhos, bar, promenade, swimming pool 2 Casa das Artes 8 Porto, Eduardo Souto de Moura auditorium, cinema, exposition space 5 Porto, university http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ Porto Cenário Bar 9 Porto, José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira cafe, bar 1
photo: Pedro Joel Costa photo: Chris Luth Boa Nova Tea House R Cel Hélder Ribeiro Matosinhos http://wwwcasadechaboanovacom/ This restaurant (also known as Casa de Chá Boa-Nova) was finished in the year Siza turned thirty Boldly positioned on the rocks that form the coast of Matosinhos, on the outskirts of Porto, this beautifully detailed masterpiece offers beautiful meals as well Make sure to open the huge windows! photo: Filipe Brandão 1963 Architect City of Matosinhos Chris_Luth The restaurant is open every day except Sunday You can reserve for diner at geral[at]boanovacom or call +351 22 9951785 Situated from the main road by some 300 meters, the building is accessed from a nearby parking lot through a system of platforms and stairs The tea house is located some 20 minute drive north of Porto http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 2
photo: Carlos Dias photo: Tiago Oliveira Piscina das Marés Avenida da Liberdade 4450-716 Matosinhos Developed and built between 1961 and 1966, this building became one of the most interesting buildings to visit in Porto since Álvaro Siza designed it As still a young architect, Siza was appointed to design a new swimming pool at Leça da Palmeira right between the rocks and the sea He spent months drawing and feeling the environment so he could design a building that fitted perfectly along the shore It's architecture made from the site and for the site All the materials are raw Concrete, wood and steel are all processed with traditional techniques of constructing photo: Tobias 1966 Architect, Artist, Urban planner Joao_Sousa Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos From May to September: Monday to Sunday from 9:00h till 20:00h There are buses coming from the center of Porto By car take the highway A28 from Porto to the north and exit to "Leixões" Port From there go always straight ahead near the sea till you reach the big avenue where it is http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 3
photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Casa da Musica Avenida da Boavista 604 4149 Porto http://wwwcasadamusicapt/ After Porto was selected one of the 2 cultural capitals of Europe in 2001, an international competition started, for a new concert hall to be positioned in the historical centre The shape directly derived from programmatic-piling-up Two shoe-box concert halls were piled first, the other public programs were added onto the shoe-boxes and the remaining spaces between the public functions were filled up with secondary serving spaces, such as foyers, restaurant, terraces, technical spaces and vertical transport A continuous route connects all functions and remaining spaces by stairs, platforms and escalators: the building becomes an architectural adventure The loop creates the possibility to use it for festivals with simultaneous performances Wave-like corrugated glass is used in both the 1300 seat grand auditorium and its smaller 350 seat counterpart Through material transparency each space reveals its contents to the city; showing an array of performances and cultural events photo: Casa da Música Floor area/size 2005 22000 m² Main designer, Architect Interior architect Structural engineer Supplier OMA - Rem Koolhaas Inside Outside Arup Lensvelt Porto 2001 / Casa da Música boeboe The building is open every day, Mo-Sat: from 10:00-19:00 h; Sunday : from 10:00-18:00 h, The Casa organizes daily guided tours through the buidling: 11:00 and 16:00h For groups of 15 to 35 people To reserve and more info: visitasguiadas@casadamusicacom Metro: Linha Azul, stop at Matosinhos - Estádio do Dragão Or Linha Vermelha, stop at Estádio do Dragão - Srª da Hora http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 4
photo: Carlos Gonzalez photo: Mirko Garufi Architecture Faculty Rua do Gólgota 215 4150 Porto http://wwwfauppt The School of Architecture of Porto articulates along the limits of an ancient farm right next to the Douro river, creating a wide central space, like an interior square, surrounded by the built volumes This intervention reveals a lot of sensibility with the surroundings, in communication with the river and the sea Stairs and ramps distribute the various accesses to the different levels and functional zones The apparent fragmentation of the build volumes, visible on the project drawings, recovers its continuity in the circulation at the inferior level photo: Victor Popovici 9-1994 Architect Universidade do Porto Joao_Sousa Taking a bus from the city centre or by the subway till "Casa da Música" and a 10 minute walk Close to Campo Alegre/Rotunda da Boavista At wwwcm-portopt/ you can find a map of Porto Click on 'Mapa da Cidade do Porto' http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 5
Water Pavilion Estrada da Circunvalação 15443 4100-183 Porto http://pavilhaodaaguablogspotcom/ This pavilion was built to be part of the Expo 1998 in Lisbon It was rebuilt in Porto at the city park The shape of the building stands like if it were levitating from the ground, coming out of a surface of water It's structure is entirely made out of wood 1998 Architect, Urban planner Supplier Alexandre Burmester José Carlos Gonçalves Águas do Porto Joao_Sousa By the city park is easy to reach by foot By car/bus there's an entrance at the "Estrada da Circunvalação" http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 6
photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Serralves Museum Rua DJoão de Castro 210 4150-417 Porto http://wwwserralvespt/ A roughly north-south longitudinal axis serves as the framework for the project Two asymmetrical wings branch off to the south from the main body of the museum, creating a courtyard between them, while another courtyard is formed at the northern end between the L-shaped volume of the auditorium and the public entrance atrium The volume of the main building is divided between exhibition spaces, offices and storage, an art library and a restaurant with adjoining terrace The auditorium and bookstore have independent entrances and may be used when the museum itself is closed The exhibition area is composed of several rooms, connected by a large U-shaped gallery - it occupies most of the entrance level, extending to the lower floor in one of the wings The large doors that separate the different exhibition spaces and partition walls can be used to create different routes or organize separate exhibitions simultaneously Floor area/size 10-1997 12669 m² Architect Fundação Serralves JMMM photo: João Morgado Winter: MUSEUM VILLA PARK Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm Summer: MUSEUM Tuesday to Friday: 10 am to 7 pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 10 am to 8 pm VILLA Tuesday to Sunday (and Public Holidays): 10 am to 7 pm PARK Tuesday to Friday: 10 am to 7 pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 10 am to 8 pmserralves Foundation is closed on Mondays, except for the Auditorium bar and Restaurant/Cafetaria Service and on December 25 and January 1 Near Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa/Avenida da Boavista BUSES: 201, 203, 207, 502, 504 and Tourism Circuit METRO: Exit at the Casa da Música Station, with connection via the buses 201, 203, 502 and 504 at the Boavista Rotunda Entrance is via the Largo D João III (next to the French School) You can get a architectural tour through the museum on Sundays on 15h00-16h00 Tours are free upon purchase of an entrance ticket to the Museum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 7
Casa das Artes Rua de Ruben A 4050 Porto The building is located in the gardens of a neo-classical mansion in Porto, dating from the beginning of the 20th century The program for the competition proposed a cinema, an auditorium and an exhibition gallery, as well as the conservation of the gardens as they were This is one of the first built projects of Eduardo Souto Moura It's mainly composed of two parallel granite stone walls, with all the programin the middle With a very minimalistic approach, this building is composed of great building details, reminding some of Mies Van der Rohe's characteristics 1981 Architect, Interior architect Eduardo Souto de Moura Joao_Sousa Secretaria de Estado da Cultura Take a bus from the city center that passes on the street "Rua do Campo Alegre", or at the "Avenida da Boavista" From there it's easy to reach it by foot http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 8
photo: José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira photo: José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira Porto Cenário Bar R do Monchique 68 4450-394 Porto This project concerns the conversion of a small 50m2 restaurant into a Lounge Bar, at the riverside front in Porto, Massarelos Plastered stucco boards were placed around the walls, hanging over a contrasting dark wooden floor The customer s area was separated from the services and supporting spaces such as the sanitary, the kitchen and the DJ cabin, installed in half of the former restaurant kitchen After all, the DJ is the new coking master over here These fleshy spaces got moulded in orange juicy colours, contrasting with the white/beige painted main room The relation with the beautiful outside landscape was improved by emphasising the presence of the 4 existing windows as absences in the walls, inviting for contemplation The lighting as well the furniture was carefully chosen, out of vintage stores, in order to fulfil the client s will of spending few and creating an atmosphere that could be cosy, slightly minimalistic and sophisticated at the same time photo: José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira Floor area/size 2006 90 m² Main designer, Architect Architect Graphic designer Structural engineer José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira Paulo Costa Ricardo Sapage Manuel Sousa Vieira, Luz e Som Agostinho Veloso de Brito Jose_Carlos_Nunes_de_Oliveira_Arc hitect http://wwwmimoaeu/users/renze/guides/porto/ 9