Hotel & Catering School

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

HOTEL & CATERING SCHOOL

Eduardo Souto de Moura, Graça Correia

ARCHITECTS
Eduardo Souto de Moura, Graça Correia

CATEGORY
Hotels, mixed use architecture, schools

LOCATION
Portalegre, portugal

PHOTOGRAPHS
Luis Ferreira Alves

YEAR
2011

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

Text description provided by architect.

The building of the Hotel and Catering School defines a new street, a structural and vital element to the rehabilitation of the old area of the Robinson Factory.

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

To south, literally "hangs" over the landscape, enjoying the natural slope. The building is intended to be a box resting on the existing embankment defining a large balcony where all main spaces of the school turn to - classrooms, library, lounge, restaurant and bar.

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

To north, this box is closed, given its frank relation with the street, and sets up two bodies completely closed. 

The largest and most detached volume embraces all kitchens and infrastructural support to

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

The restaurant, self-service and teaching kitchen, finished in a blue colour,

Traditionally used in bakeries and all places of special hygiene requirements. This volume is also denounced by the huge skylights-chimneys.

At the area in front of the classrooms and corresponding to the yellow ochre body were placed the offices and additional spaces of smaller area, each opening to a small private courtyard on the console.

Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves
Hotel & Catering School
© Luis Ferreira Alves

This equipment, within the Plan to recover the old Robinson Factory, is a joint element within the urban fabric, cohabiting with the existent buildings, recovered or to be recovered

With new programs, ensuring the permanence of the original implantation, promoting the preservation of the historic memory through heritage.


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