Porto Projects 8 Created 21-May-10 By Carolina Jegundo, Coimbra, Porto Cenário Bar José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira cafe, bar Tower Flower Atelier Siza, Souto de Moura, Fernando Távora 3 Casa das Artes Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House 6 Housing Complex 7 Adalberto Dias commercial space, housing 4 Housing Block 8 housing Alvaro Siza Vieira atelier culture, exposition space Paris, France Edouard François social housing, housing 2 5 auditorium, cinema, exposition space http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jegundo/guides/porto/ São João National Theatre Archive 9 Paulo Providência archive 1
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 Project is public! Floor area/size 2006 90 m² Main designer, 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 2
photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Tower Flower Rue Albert Roussel 23 75017 Paris France "Flower Tower" is a bit of a misnomer since bamboo isn't a regularly flowering plant (bamboo generally dies after flowering, and most species are long lived, so you connect the dots), but it sounds better than "Bamboo Building" I guess This Parisian apartment block features a green facade of bamboo planted in 380 large concrete pots embedded in the balconies Floor area/size 6-2004 2600 m² Edouard François OPAC de Paris Apers photo: Jeroen Apers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jegundo/guides/porto/ 3
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 1-1998 Alvaro Siza Vieira 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 4
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 Project is public! 1981, Interior architect 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 5
Manoel de Oliveira Cinema House Rua de Viana de Lima 4150 Porto The Cinema House represents a significant change in the formal expression of 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 Project is public! 1998, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 6
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 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 7
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 1995, Interior architect, Urban planner 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/jegundo/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 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/jegundo/guides/porto/ 9