Places
Corporate Center of Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Porto
Eng. José Isidro da Silva Campos e Casimiro Jerónimo de Faria / Margarida Castelo Branco, André Camelo e Miguel Ribeiro
1904 / 2016
Saturday + Sunday
António Ataíde
Regular Visits
Tours
Visit accompanied by Architects Margarida Castelo Branco e André Camelo
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
Palace-like building created in the beginning of the 20th century that was home to the Institute of Deaf-Mutes - Araújo Porto, founded by José Rodrigues d’Araújo Porto. It became, through a donation, the propriety of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto [Portuguese charity], and it was inaugurated in 1904. Since the first steps of industrialization, this place was meant to offer autonomy and education to those otherwise excluded, so that they would have a productive and engaging professional life. The building was rehabilitated to foster the Shared Services and the Corporate Centre of Porto’s Santa Casa da Misericórdia, reopening to the public in 2016. It got the National Award of Urban Rehabilitation in the category “Best Intervention for Commercial Use & Services”, in 2017.
Location
Rua de Joaquim de Vasconcelos, 15
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linhas A, B, C, E, F – Carolina Michaelis
Bus: STCP - 201, 202, 204, 208, 209, 301, 302, 303, 501, 502, 507, 601, 902, 903, ZM