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- Architects: Aires Mateus
- Location: Coimbra, Portugal
- Area: 4093.0 m2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Nelson Garrido
- Authors: Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus
- Coordination: Susana Rodrigues
- Collaborators: Valentino Capelo Sousa, Patrícia Marques, Mariana Barbosa Mateus, Joana Carmo Simões, Vânia Fernandes, Olga Sanina, Sara Nobre
- Specialities: BETAR, GPEC Trofa, JOULE, José Galvão Teles
- Constructor: Veiga Lopes S.A.
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From the architect. The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values. We differentiate between the “eternal” value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the “ephemeral” character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood.
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The project was developed following this understanding of passing time, preserving the value of the “eternal” and proposing a new “ephemeral”. A structure made of steel, separate and flooded with light, suggests a new contemporaneity.
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