‘hotel and catering school’ by eduardo souto de moura + graca correia image © luis ferreira alves

 

 

 

perched upon a plateau of earth to overlook the landscape, the ‘hotel and catering school’ is the product of a collaborative effort by portuguese architect eduardo souto de moura and graca correia of practice correia/raggazzi arquitectos. positioned within the old robinson factory, the structure defines a new street within the rehabilitated grounds and overhangs a natural slope along the southern boundary of the site. the volumes long southern elevation becomes a large balcony with compartments extending from the classroom, library, lounge, and restaurant spaces to enjoy the scenery.

 

the north facade is entirely closed, a solid wall with a yellow ochre hue running along the internal road. offices bordering the barrier are set back and open to internal private courtyards to receive daylight. infrastructural support including functioning and training kitchens are contained within a detached building with a blue color scheme to evoke traditional bakeries and locations with special hygiene requirements. huge skylights and chimneys rise above the edge of the flat roof. maintaining the industrial character serves a greater purpose, preservation of the historic memory of nearby portalegre’s urban fabric through heritage.

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school southern elevation overlooks a natural slope image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school encompassing robinson factory is maintained and rehabilitated image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school solid ochre wall borders a new street, blue volume contains support spaces image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school entry to the school image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school entry image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school view from lobby image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school corridor to classrooms image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school classroom image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school classroom with views to the south image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school (left) lounge (right) classrooms border courtyards images © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school offices border private courtyards for daylight image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school kitchen within the detached blue building image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school bathrooms image © luis ferreira alves

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school rendering of industrial site and school

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school rendering of new building and street

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school sketch by eduardo de souto moura

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school sketch by eduardo de souto moura

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school sketch by eduardo de souto moura

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site context

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site plan A. cork museum B. firefighter museum C. parking D. art museum and artists residence E. s. francisco convent F. auditorium G. auditorium B H. virtual reality center I. catering and tourism school J. students square K. cultural associations L. residential area

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school floor plan / level 0

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school floor plan / level 1

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school roof plan

 

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eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school sections

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school sections

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school elevation

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school elevations

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school elevation

 

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eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site section

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site sections

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site sections

 

eduardo souto de moura + graca correia: hotel + catering school site section