In my series architecture of Portugal, I could not miss out on the condominium Terraços of Braganca, Lisbon, operation housing, delivered in 2004 by Alvaro Siza Vieira.
This is a set of five buildings, fill a block from existing dense in the heart of the old town, near Martires. In a case such as urban, the challenge lies in the dialogue between the architect will draw on existing structures and newly created. And here, Siza plays perfectly the game, not only, he composed his volume very precisely across the place, but sometimes even to establish a dialogue with the old aesthetic. Let me explain.
In Portugal, there is a real know-how in the field of ceramics: the azuleria. Probably derived from the Moorish craftsmanship, the azuleros were introduced in Portugal about 1415, when the conquest of Ceuta in northern Morocco. This decorative art has spread throughout Portugal, as a means of expression in itself. We see them everywhere, on walls, gardens, churches and monuments. But
Siza is a Portuguese architect, I remind you, and his attachment to tradition is very Portuguese. While here, he not only establishes a dialogue between its mass and the existing operation, but it also develops a singular writing, modern, reinterpreting art azuleria around a work on ceramic tiles.
I must admit that aesthetics is sometimes too azuleros in my eyes, but its use by some Portuguese architects today, is really great. I think of the metro of Porto de Souto de Moura, entirely covered with ceramic, probably one of the most beautiful in the world. In short, the dialogue is over.
The other issue, in a transaction of this type is of course the ground, instead, to the existing. Yet here, not only the gradient is large, but more importantly, the remains of wall that date back at least to the early fourteenth century are updated in the heart of the plot.
Siza will play all of these constraints, organizing these buildings around this historic testimony. On side, Rua do Alecrim three buildings share the urban front, establishing a horizontal and vertical rhythm of the street, in view of the River. On the other side, facing Rua Antonio Cardoso, the other two buildings are raised on stilts, so as to clear the remains of the wall of Ferdinand. The garden is organized around these ruins, with some buildings on horseback and others with aplomb. The place is really amazing, especially at places where large gables facing the ceramic base of a nearby building. In short, the general siza.
I had all the trouble to visit this operation, I must say, the company safety ensuring the comfort of its inhabitants, as often when Siza built in Portugal. And he was of course denied the visit was the lesser procedure.
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In Portugal, there is a real know-how in the field of ceramics: the azuleria. Probably derived from the Moorish craftsmanship, the azuleros were introduced in Portugal about 1415, when the conquest of Ceuta in northern Morocco. This decorative art has spread throughout Portugal, as a means of expression in itself. We see them everywhere, on walls, gardens, churches and monuments. But
Siza is a Portuguese architect, I remind you, and his attachment to tradition is very Portuguese. While here, he not only establishes a dialogue between its mass and the existing operation, but it also develops a singular writing, modern, reinterpreting art azuleria around a work on ceramic tiles.
I must admit that aesthetics is sometimes too azuleros in my eyes, but its use by some Portuguese architects today, is really great. I think of the metro of Porto de Souto de Moura, entirely covered with ceramic, probably one of the most beautiful in the world. In short, the dialogue is over.
The other issue, in a transaction of this type is of course the ground, instead, to the existing. Yet here, not only the gradient is large, but more importantly, the remains of wall that date back at least to the early fourteenth century are updated in the heart of the plot.
Siza will play all of these constraints, organizing these buildings around this historic testimony. On side, Rua do Alecrim three buildings share the urban front, establishing a horizontal and vertical rhythm of the street, in view of the River. On the other side, facing Rua Antonio Cardoso, the other two buildings are raised on stilts, so as to clear the remains of the wall of Ferdinand. The garden is organized around these ruins, with some buildings on horseback and others with aplomb. The place is really amazing, especially at places where large gables facing the ceramic base of a nearby building. In short, the general siza.
I had all the trouble to visit this operation, I must say, the company safety ensuring the comfort of its inhabitants, as often when Siza built in Portugal. And he was of course denied the visit was the lesser procedure.
> access to my photo gallery <
http://alvarosizavieira.com/
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