Places
João Ferrand
Regular Visits
Tours
Visit accompanied by Architect César Moreira
Maximum 10 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
This 19th century building, originally used as a home and afterwards as a social care facility till 1975, got an intervention that brings harmony to the existing materials – stone and wood – and today’s materials – plaster and polycarbonates. Associated with the Caminhos do Romântico [Romantic trails], the house occupies 3 meters by 17 deep. The house entails four floors that grow between the entrance, the bedroom, the sitting room, the kitchen and the study that goes on to the terrace, a unique setting. Each use is associated with different materials and textures, a way to identify and customise them. After dark, the illuminated polycarbonate alveolar reminds us of a diaphanous lantern lit over Porto’s Historical Centre skyline.
Location
Rua do Outeiro, 10
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Bus: STCP - Eléctrico 1 e 18, ZM, 500