porto Projects 11 Created 10-Oct-17 By Catalina ronco, cordoba, cordoba, Argentina Boa Nova Tea House Matosinhos, Alvaro Siza Vieira pavilion Casa das Artes Cinema Batalha Artists Workshop Children Library 4 Igreja de Marco de Canaveses 8 São João National Theatre Archive 9 CASA AA64 10 Porto, Paulo Costa private house 5 Living Foz 11 Porto, demm Arquitectura housing 6 Porto, Paula Santos library Granja casa FFat Porto, Paulo Providência archive Porto, Virgínio Moutinho atelier 3 Porto, Artur Andrade cinema, music theatre, restaurant, theatre S Félix da Marinha, Arquitectos Anonimos private house Porto, Eduardo Souto de Moura auditorium, cinema, exposition space 2 Instituto CUF 12 Porto, Carlos Prata university 7 Marco de Canaveses, Alvaro Siza Vieira church, religion http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 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 Alvaro Siza Vieira 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/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 2
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, 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/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 3
Cinema Batalha Praça da Batalha 10 4050 Porto Situated in the heart of the city of Porto, the proposal of Artur Andrade continues his development of the expressionist line with a curve façade that creates movement and great dynamics in tension with the glass façade that defines the corner of the square in a futuristic style It was a very polemic building when constructed (1946) because of the fascist regime Today it works as a lounge bar, a restaurant and a cinema/theatre 1946 Artur Andrade Câmara Municipal do Porto Joao_Sousa Right in the centre of the city of Porto Metro stations "Bolhão" or "São Bento" and several buses pass by there Easy to get there http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 4
Artists Workshop rua da lada 4050 Porto The building has 4 ateliers for young artists Its location, right next 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" This project integrates a system of platforms and granite walls in stories and stairs that connects the building to the street at the ground level The great sensibility and beautifulness of the urban tissue and it's great presence in the site conducted to the option of creating a building that is discreet The object consists in an association of two planes in "sandwich", with glass walls over a platform Project is not public! 1996 Virgínio Moutinho Young Artists Joao_Sousa Right next to the main Bridge in Porto "D Luiz I" and it stands on the top of the tunnel that gives access to the old city Several Buses to get there and with the "Funicular dos Guindais", the elevator http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 5
Children Library Rua de Entre Quintas 4050 Porto This small pavilion located between the trees in the gardens of the 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 volume resembles an old train wagon, lifted slightly off the ground turning it into a light and welcoming space The used materials were chosen according to the environment, following the textures and colours of the nature The structure and wall panels are made out of wood and the windows are sheets of transparent polycarbonate located at the height of the children with awesome views to the gardens It's a building that fits perfectly in this natural environment 1997 Paula Santos Câmar Municipal do Porto Joao_Sousa Monday: 1400-1800 Tuesday-Saturday: 1000-1800 It's located in the gardens of the Crystal Palace You need to search and follow the signs "Biblioteca Infantil" to reach it http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 6
photo: Filipe Brandão photo: Filipe Brandão Igreja de Marco de Canaveses Barrio dos Murteirados 55 Marco de Canaveses The Santa Maria Church in Marco de Canavezes (near Porto) is part of an overall complex that, together with a planned Parish Centre, forms a small urban square This is a quote by architect Siza, when visiting the site: The visit to the place already chosen had disturbed myself deeply: it was a very difficult place, with great height differences, lofty to a highway with a lot of traffic As if it was not enough, that area was marked by buildings of terrible quality The construction of this parochial center is also the construction of a place, in substitution of a scarp very accentuated photo: Filipe Brandão 1990 Alvaro Siza Vieira filipeb Take the national railway line from Porto to Marco de Canaveses From the station you should be able to get a bus to town centre, since it's a little far Taxis are not too expensive either and are usually available You can already see the building on top of a hill from the train staton http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 7
photo: Carlos Dias Granja casa FFat Praceta Entre Campos 69 4410-180 S Félix da Marinha Two criteria led the concept to the final solution: 1 geometric, using the municipal regulations, to establish the perimeter and the level of coverage - a straitjacket 2 Manipulation of interior space in its relationship with the surrounding buildings and a terrace that overlooks the sea The dark phenolic plywood facades, used in the automotive industry, served as a "space suit" that protects against the "radiation" of reality, its context and territory The interior saturated white, loan reaches a different color temperature The two large volumes of glazing, the roof, get a permanent natural light, even when the surface "wafle" closes the house completely Project is not public! 2007 Arquitectos Anonimos MI_MOA photo: Carlos Dias Located in Vila Nova de Gaia http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 8
photo: Scott Doig photo: Scott Doig São João National Theatre Archive Rua da Porta da Sol 20 4000-102 Porto http://wwwtnsjpt/ The São João National Theatre Archive is located in a small lane behind the neoclassical building of the Teatro Nacional São João on Praça da Batalha It sits in a narrow site between old town houses that form part of the UNESCO world heritage site The façade is composed of singular slabs of polished white concrete, which sit at angles to define the storeys and articulate the openings The building acts as an archive of all the theatre's props, costumes and sets Project is not public! 2005 Paulo Providência Teatro Nacional São João Scozia photo: Scott Doig Take the metro São Bento station, walk to Praça da Batalha http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 9
photo: Arménio Teixeira photo: Arménio Teixeira CASA AA64 Rua de Candemil 64 4100-148 Porto The house that is the subject of this remodeling project is located in the west part of Porto, near the City Park New requirements of living in a contemporary urban house were decisive to transform the existing typology, both in the inside and outside spaces An all-use basement was included to complement the program We wanted the interior to be as open as possible towards the backyard, working it as a clear extension of the first while keeping good privacy conditions The continuity between the interior oak floor and the outdoor deck of wood is accompanied along the sidewalls by the long oak cabinets and shelves, onto the outer wooden trellis The glass sliding panels are totally retractable, allowing a full connection of these contiguous spaces Inside, the finishings are simple but not simplistic, pleasant to the touch and to the look; neither too clinical nor too saturated Externally, the final result existing/new will be unified by using the same light grey mortar photo: Arménio Teixeira Project is not public! Floor area/size 12-2011 201 m² Main designer,, Urban planner Building physics consultant Lighting designer Structural engineer Paulo Costa Marta Oliveira GET Nuno André Vaz Silva SE2P Alexandre Oliveira and Carla Teixeira PA-CO Descend Boavista Av towards the sea (west) Turn right by the traffic lights at Rua Antonio Aroso (just before City Park south entrance) Search nearby, by adress http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 10
photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Living Foz Rua Carvalho 102 4150-065 Porto Living Foz complex is distinguished by the striking exterior, dominated by the white-coloured balconies that angle in and out to form a crystalline appearance 2011 demm Arquitectura Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 11
photo: Nazar Leskiw Instituto CUF Rua Fonte das Sete Bicas 170 4460-188 Porto An exterior walkway was included, allowing at present or at a later stage, the inclusion of the necessary emergency exits The Building acquires a greater dimension with the separation between staff and public, the users acquire greater sense of space towards the exterior, whether they are static or in motion within the building The building's original dense concept is altered to an unity feeling, this is achieved by a shading game that is only visible at close proximity - designed by the plastic artist Angelo de Sousa - this shading game protects the extensive glass structure from excessive sunlight and also gives the building a unity feeling opposed to the concept's dense 2014 Main designer, Artist Carlos Prata Nuno Barbosa Ângelo de Sousa Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw http://wwwmimoaeu/users/catalinaronco/guides/porto/ 12