Auditorium A

Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters

AUDITORIUM A

Eduardo Souto de Moura + Graça Correia

ARCHITECTS
Eduardo Souto de Moura, Graça Correia

MECHANICAL FACILITIES
GET - Gestão de Energia Térmica, Lda

STRUCTURE
Gabinete de Organização de Projectos, Lda

HYDRAULIC
GOP - Gabinete de Organização de Projectos, Lda

ELECTRIC
GPIC - Gabinete de Projectos, Consultadoria e Instalações, Lda

CLIENT
Fundação Robinson

COLLABORATORS
Ana Neto Vieira, Nuno Miguel Ferreira, Telmo Gervásio Gomes, Ricardo Cardoso, Pedro Gama, Hugo Natário, Inês Ruas, Rita Breda, Luís Diniz, Nuno Vasconcelos, Ana P. Carvalho, Ana L. Monteiro, João Marques, Maurícia Bento, Elisama Reis

PHOTOGRAPHS
Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters

AREA
60 500 m2 / 180 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Portalegre, Portugal

CATEGORY
Auditorium

Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters

Text description provided by architect.

The Auditorium A, a new construction, performs the dual function of finishing the line of adapted constructions into the International Centre for Virtual Reality (ICT-VR) and the Auditorium B.

While creating a reference on the street mainly by the opening space in front of the Tourism and Hotel School, to which implementation it suits.

It is essentially an equipment to support the School also functioning together with the Auditorium B.

Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters

One of the Plan’s ideas is that all infrastructures should be shared so both auditoriums are technically equipped and infrastructured appropriately to their specificities.

Thus, the Auditorium A will be directed to conventional classes or using audiovisual media projection, lectures and conferences, presentations, theses, etc.

Being referred to the Auditorium B, the specifics needed to use almost exclusively for musical activities and representation.

Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters

This building was thought with a building system and image.That refers to the configuration of the various "metal machines" - authentic sculptures that point the whole factory.

Like these, the infrastructure and pipelines are apparent and are part of the composition of the elevations.

Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters


Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters
Auditorium A
© Luís Ferreira Alves, Christian Richters


Auditorium A
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Auditorium A
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