Projects 29 Created 27-Dec-16 By Susanna Haneder, Munich, Germany Atelier Siza, Souto de Moura, Fernando Távora Vila da Feira Market ure Faculty Sports Arena University Library Bouça Housing Complex Baixa-Chiado Metro Station Malagueira Housing Terraços de Bragança Pavilion of 14 Pavilion of 15 Municipal Library 16 Jardim Escola S João de Deus 17 Penafiel, kindergarten, primary school 8 Igreja de Marco de Canaveses 18 Marco de Canaveses, church, religion 9 Casa Armanda Passos 19 Porto, private house 10 Borges & Irmao Bank III 20 Vila do Conde, office 11 Évora, housing, urban plan 7 Lisbon, subway station Viana do Castelo, culture, library Porto, commercial space, housing 6 Aveiro, exposition space, library, university 13 Coimbra, exposition space, pavilion Gondomar, pavilion, sport 5 Porto, university Piscina das Marés Lisbon, art, museum Porto, auditorium, library, museum 4 Santa Maria da Feira, Fernando Távora market Serralves Museum Matosinhos, bar, promenade, swimming pool Porto, atelier 3 Urban Renewal Aliados Avenue 21 Porto, square, urban plan 12 Lisbon, commercial space, housing, office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// Julio Pomar Museum 22 Lisbon, gallery, museum 1
Café do Cais Porto, Cristina Guedes + Francisco Vieira de Campos bar, cafe, pavilion, restaurant Casa das Artes Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House Children Library Housing Block Housing Complex 28 Bom Sucesso Market 29 Porto, ARS-Arquitectos market 25 Gosho Restaurant 30 Porto, anc arquitectos restaurant 26 Porto, Paula Santos library 24 Porto, Eduardo Souto de Moura culture, exposition space Porto, Adalberto Dias commercial space, housing Porto, Eduardo Souto de Moura auditorium, cinema, exposition space 23 São João National Theatre Archive 31 Porto, Paulo Providência archive 27 Porto, Eduardo Souto de Moura housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 2
photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Manuel Montenegro Atelier Siza, Souto de Moura, Fernando Távora Calçada do Ouro 1 4150 Porto The work place of the masters Project is not public! 1-1998 Álvaro Siza Vieira, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Fernando Távora and others manecas photo: Sahil Latheef By the river, West from Ponte da Arrábida http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 3
photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Manuel Montenegro Vila da Feira Market Rua dos Descobrimentos 50 3700 Santa Maria da Feira This is one of the key works for the revision of the modern movement in the CIAM, forcing a change on the key focus of the practice of architecture Fernando Távora's architecture springs from his questioning of modernity, he sought to integrate local and traditional values, values that were more popular than erudite, as is the case with the Vila de Feira Market Fernando Távora died on September 3 2005 in his hometown of Oporto, He was 82 Founder of "Escola do Porto" (Oporto School), Távora was a teacher and lifelong mentor to Álvaro Siza Vieira and Eduardo Souto de Moura From convents to markets to residential projects, all in, he sought to integrate local and traditional values within a modern vocabulary Távora's most notable projects include the Quinta da Conceicao Tennis Pavilion, Vila da Feira Municipal Market, and the Santa Marinha Convent photo: Sahil Latheef 1-1959 Main designer, Fernando Távora Vila da Feira manecas From Oporto via freeway A1, South bound, exit 18 (Santa Maria da Feira), near the city centre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 4
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 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/susanna/guides// 5
photo: Carlos Gonzalez photo: Mirko Garufi ure Faculty Rua do Gólgota 215 4150 Porto http://wwwfauppt The School of ure 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 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/susanna/guides// 6
Sports Arena Rua de Pevidal 4420 Gondomar One of the recent projects from the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira This Sports Arena is a big complex with two sports pavilions Very influenced by Louis Khan's platonic works and with some Oscar Niemeyer's sensuality, this work is all made out of concrete and steel as the exterior façades are covered with bricks 2007 Câmara Municipal de Gondomar Joao_Sousa Depending if there is an event By car: From Porto take the highway IC29 to Gondomar and take the exit to the centre of Gondomar It's right beside the exit http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 7
University Library Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro http://wwwuapt The library plays a central role in the organisation of the university campus situated on the edge of the city of Aveiro A free-standing curving wall characterises the western façade and expresses the reinforced concrete structure of the building This baffle admits reflected light while a continuous horizontal cut at the third level assures (for those seated) a visual connection across the sait marshes extending to the horizon All electrical and air-conditioning services are integrated into the perimeter shelving system at each floor allowing the ceilings to be left uncluttered and spatially continuous with the vertical voids which traverse the interior spaces This configuration also permits the spatial continuity of the double curvature of the ceiling at the top floor 1994 Universidade de Aveiro Joao_Sousa 0900-1945 hours From the train station at the city centre there are several buses going in the direction of the university campus http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 8
Bouça Housing Complex Rua Melo II 453 4440 Porto This project, from 1973, was integrated in the program SAAL in Porto to create social housing for poor people And even though it was made through highly controlled costs, Siza Vieira managed to create a housing complex that is worth studying and visiting In 1977 there where only two blocks completed Nowadays, in 2004, all the blocks were concluded and a new life was given to this complex Instead of having only poor people living here, the low prices and high quality living attracted artists, architects and young couples to settle in With four levels, each block present an articulation in terms of passages that connect the whole complex Together with the housing units there is also commercial spaces and green open spaces 2004, Urban planner SAAL Joao_Sousa Only the public spaces are public, it's a housing complex Take the subway in Porto till the station "Lapa" it's right there! http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 9
photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Baixa-Chiado Metro Station Rua do Crucifixo 76 1100-184 Lisbon http://wwwmetrolisboapt This subway station links the blue as well as the green line of the Metro system in Lisbon It is one of the most important transfer stations For the blue line it was the end station for a long time The extensions towards the Santa Apolónia train station is being built, and expected to be completed in 2007 It is situated at the crossing of the Largo do Chiado and the Rua do Crucifixo photo: João Morgado 6-1998 Metropolitano de Lisboa JMMM Opening: 06h 30m The first train leaves at 06h 30m from the terminal stations of each line Closing: 01h 00m The last train leaves at 01h 00m from the terminal stations of each line http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 10
photo: Julien B photo: Julien B Malagueira Housing R do Alto da Azinheira 5 7000 Évora Here the architectural forms typical of the Alentejo, square houses painted a blinding white with broad chimneys and few windows, confront Modernist volumetric experiments, conferring on this part of the city a uniformity that is, however, subtly disrupted by a modern version of an aqueduct consisting of above-ground supply lines Tempering what might otherwise be too "white and orthogonal" a site, this structure, arching over the neighbourhood, seems to avenge the absence of history that any city built from the ground up necessarily represents Here, Siza's apparently simple mixture of typologies results in an impressive urban complexity photo: Julien B Project is not public! 10-1992 City of Évora JMMM http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 11
photo: Milharadas Terraços de Bragança Rua do Alecrim 39 1100 Lisbon The housing project Terraços de Bragança occupies an area of 5000m2 of the historical city centre of Lisbon There is a great sense of responsibility of the architect to maintain a certain dialogue with the existing buildings and it results in a building that is at the same time very modern but with a lot of local inspirations and elements The main façades are covered with stone Lioz and the blue tiles, traditional of Behind the building of the street there is the other building of the housing complex with a very contemporary kind of drawing, catching the tremendous views, facing south to the river Tejo Project is not public! 2004 Services engineer Structural engineer António Vieira Pereira Segedães Tavares Imopólis Joao_Sousa By the subway you can go till "Cais do Sodré" or "Baixa/Chiado" and then it's really easy to walk till there http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 12
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, 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/susanna/guides// 13
photo: João Morgado photo: Ana N Pavilion of Alameda dos Oceanos 1990 Lisbon The architect's masterpiece, both for the tension he manages to create between a necessary, desired and difficult monumentality, and the delicate articulation - with the program and the location - both for daring of the solution and its intensive effect of a representative image symbol The palatial theme, which he used first in the school in Setúbal, is here taken to expressive heights, combining the 'colossal' arcade with it's reflection and sublimation in the waters of the quay The roof of the large ceremonial area is the finishing touch to the effect, which reminds us of Niemeyer and the most innovative of modern architecture and engineering in concrete and steel It is an enormous 'shell', appearing to throw off its supports (only visible as the skeleton, like armour), and the down-facing curvature (an 'anti-dome'), like a reinforced tent, ephemeral and paradoxically vulnerable, with apparent fragility, but an enormous plastic force photo: Andy M Project is not public! 2-1998 Parque Expo JMMM Metro - Oriente http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 14
Pavilion of Av da Lousã 3000 Coimbra http://wwwhannover2000mctpt/en/pavilhao/edificiophp3 The Pavilion of for the Exposition in Hannover is a pre-fabricated and dismantleable building that was later rebuilt in Coimbra Is formed from a metallic structure, over which walls have been built and covered with around 55 tons of expanded cork agglomerate and also by hand made glazed tiles on the welcome patio The façade facing the river is covered with lias stone and displaying engraved letters forming the word PORTUGAL The rooftop was made out of a double glass fibre canvas membrane and as it is translucid, allows through the beauty of natural light simultaneously serving as an energy saving device The choice of cork is related to the fact that it is a 100% natural material, isotherm, extremely versatile and totally recyclable and of which is the main source of production Lias stone and glazed tile have been integrated as they are two traditional materials which contribute for a particularly interesting interplay of colour and light 2000 Main designer, Eduardo Souto de Moura Expo 2000 Hannover Joao_Sousa October to March: 10H00-18H00 (Tuesday to Friday) 15H00-19H00 (Saturday, Sunday and Festive days) April a September: 10H00-19H00 (Tuesday to Friday) 15H00-20H00 (Saturday, Sunday and Festive days) It's placed in the "Vale do Mondego" park right next to the "Pedro e Inês" Bridge and facing the river http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 15
photo: Carlos Dias photo: Joao Gameiro Neves Municipal Library Av Marginal 50 4901-877 Viana do Castelo http://wwwcm-viana-castelopt/biblioteca The municipal library built in Viana do Castelo, by the famous architect is located in the last place of the sequence of 3 buildings projected Built as as an elevated volume of 43x43m with an empty centre of 20x20m allowing the view over the river This volume goes from on the floor to east, starting as a L offering nice framed landscapes of the downtown and the garden close to the river photo: Carlos Dias Floor area/size 1-2008 3130 m² Camara Municipal de Viana do Castelo joaogameironeves 14h to 19h from Monday to Saturday http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 16
Jardim Escola S João de Deus Avenida José Júlio 4560-547 Penafiel This is maybe one of the least known works of Alvaro Siza, this garden and school is an exemplary work where a minimum of resources are used to make an architecture of great formal and functional value Here the specialistic drawing methods are taken to the maximum of expressive language, only through sufficiently simple and constructive systems Project is not public! 1991 Joao_Sousa Telefone: 255 711 128 penafiel@escolasjoaodeuspt http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 17
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 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/susanna/guides// 18
photo: Carlos Dias Casa Armanda Passos Av do Mal Gomes da Costa 4150 Porto Amidst horizontal and vertical planes conditioned by the contours of the terrain, memories of Zen gardens and fire signs, the Armanda Passos house has gently risen Designed to be lived in at all hours of the day, when light seeks out shade, and shade opens itself to the light, the house-atelier, commissioned by painter Armanda Passos from the most international name in Portuguese architecture, allows the complicity naturally created by the architect with his work to transpire at each step This is the second dwelling designed by Siza in Porto The first was built in the 1960 s on the Avenida dos Combatentes photo: Carlos Dias Project is not public! 2005 Armanda Passos MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 19
photo: Trevor Patt photo: Trevor Patt Borges & Irmao Bank III Rua 25 de Abril 4480-668 Vila do Conde The Borges and Irmao Bank (1986) in Vila do Conde,, is very representative of Alvaro Siza's early work This small building does not adopt the formal architectural vocabulary of the place but rather creates a dialogue with its surroundings It is both a separate entity and a participant in the townscape, respecting the scale of its surroundings From the outside little is revealed of the character of the interior However, the space flows because of the visual connection between floors photo: Trevor Patt Project is not public! 1986 MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 20
photo: Traço Alternativo photo: Traço Alternativo Urban Renewal Aliados Avenue Avenida dos Aliados 1 4000 Porto The Project for the Avenida dos Aliados surges from the need to build, in that place, three metro stations that are practically contiguous: São Bento, Aliados and Trindade The intervention opted for the reformulation of the existing vegetation, it privileged the thick arboreal but freed the ground from flower beds and other obstacles which restricted the use of the Avenue located in the heart of the city as a large public space, as it happens in countless cities, responding to a use that was, in fact, already in practice, although in precarious conditions The project redesigned the urban furniture but re-used the old existing street lamps On the upper side of the Avenue, near the City Hall, a water mirror was built, surrounded by benches, chairs and trees 2005 Main designer, Eduardo Souto de Moura uralguides photo: Traço Alternativo http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 21
photo: Joao Morgado photo: Joao Morgado Julio Pomar Museum Rua do Vale 7 1200-472 Lisbon http://wwwateliermuseujuliopomarpt/ This small museum, dedicated to the renowed Portuguese painter Júlio Pomar, was designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira The simplicity of the intervention in this former warehouse contrasts with the personal, almost intimate way the architect conceived the external staircase The result is a fabulous connection between an almost scientific and pragmatic understanding of the programme and a very artistic design approach in detailing photo: Joao Morgado 2013 CarlosMGuimaraes Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 22
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Café do Cais Cais Estiva 4050-243 Porto This café is situated along the river Douro in the old city centre It is a simple glazed pavilion, integrated into the lively quayside surroundings When all the glass doors on the south side are opened, the café is transformed into a large, covered open-air terrace The only solid boxes are the two service-zones inside, one for the bar, and the other for sanitary services The pavilion seems to hover above the ground on a small raised platform The terrace has an amazing canopy, resembling the sails of the ships passing by 2000 Cristina Guedes + Francisco Vieira de Campos Animafoz Naomi photo: Naomi Schiphorst If 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 23
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/susanna/guides// 24
Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House Rua de Viana de Lima 4150 Porto The Cinema House represents a significant change in the formal expression of Eduardo Souto de Moura A change of style that approaches this work to the formal expression of the architecture of Siza Vieira This building pretends to be similar to the surrounding houses, having some distortions to fit better on the plot The overall image resembles to the lens of the camera, with dynamic eyes like the insects, searching for the views to the see in between the buildings 1998, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner Eduardo Souto de Moura Joao_Sousa Câmara Municipal do Porto Right now [November 2007] it's on restoration because it was left abandoned since it was finished By 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" http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 25
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/susanna/guides// 26
Housing Block Rua do Teatro 57 4150 Porto This housing block situated on the western part of Porto, in front of the Atlantic ocean is a conceptual reinvention of the traditional urban houses of the XVIII century Instead of a stone structure, here the structure is in steel but is completely visible and separated from the other elements But at the same time there are traditional materials that were used on the façades, transposing the modern architecture into a more site related project Project is not public! 1995, Interior architect, Urban planner Eduardo Souto de Moura Joao_Sousa On the western part of Porto called "Foz" it's easy to reach From the avenue "Avenida do Brasil" that follows the coast line http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 27
Housing Complex Rua Orfeão do Porto 4150 Porto Built in white reinforced concrete this housing complex is formed by two separate blocks connected by the mainly vertical access with the lift and the staircase All the floors are composed by an external gallery that connects all the appartments allowing them to face the great views of the sea and to receive good sunlight With a very simple and contemporary language this complex establishes new ways of drawing the housing complex in a simple and elegant manner Project is not public! 2007 Adalberto Dias Joao_Sousa Located on the western part of the city, right beside the "ring", it's easy to reach if you have the "Ipanema Park Hotel" as a reference point http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 28
Bom Sucesso Market Rua de Caldas Xavier 4150 Porto This building was one of the first buildings to be built in this zone In 1951 the works begin to give shape to this project Its structure of reinforced concrete is made out of pre-casted beams disposed in a radial shape The way the entry of light is designed and works in the interior is absolutely incredible and shows a great sensibility in this subject Even after more than 50 years of use, this building remains almost as good as new All the spatial richness is still present and as a market it has a rich social life photo: Carlos Dias 1952 ARS-Arquitectos Câmara Municipal do Porto Joao_Sousa From around 700h till 1700h Right next to the square where there is "Casa da Música" It's less than five minute walk from the metro station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 29
photo: Fernando Guerra photo: Fernando Guerra Gosho Restaurant Avenida da Boavista 1277 4000 Porto Gosho Restaurant ('Imperial Palace') is located in the food court of a 5-star hotel The project contains several specific areas for the several types of Japanese food that the restaurant serves, with a total capacity of 101 seats The atmosphere of the restaurant cherishes 'being' in public, through different themes Besides evoking traditional Japanese architecture through a crude and strong presence of the materials, the design creates theatricality with two entrance tunnels and a raised arrival, underlines with white paint the amusing and seemingly irrational posture of the existing structure and nourishes a certain mystery by dissolving the space limits with a permeable curtain, a translucent screen and dark periphery walls (text from architect's website) photo: Fernando Guerra 2007 anc arquitectos Pedro_Loureiro http://wwwmimoaeu/users/susanna/guides// 30
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/susanna/guides// 31