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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Casa das Artes in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal by Future Architecture ThinkingOctober 8th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Future Architecture Thinking The Casa das Artes (House of the Arts) in Miranda do Corvo expresses the meetingbetween two identities, rural and urban, in a landscape marked by the Lousã Mountains.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado
 Image Courtesy © João Morgado The building features a contemporaryand volumetrically expressivelanguage. The sloping roofs establish a dialogue with the geometry of the mountain landscape, in an analogy to the village rooftops. The dynamism achieved through the continuity between façades and roof is accented by a strong red colour, emphasizing its design and highlighting the building through the surrounding landscaped area vegetation.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado More than a building, the Casa das Artes pretends to be an iconic landmark, celebrating the place where people meet, where culture and art happens, a space capable of promoting and stimulating creative activity, increasing the population quality of life.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado The project was conceived by creating versatile spaces, technically suitable for different kinds of events, in order to serve all segments of the population. The deployment area was optimized tofavour landscaped spaces, allowing the creation of an amphitheatre for outdoor events, integrated in a garden which is a public space for the village, with several spaces and inviting pathwaysfor leisure.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado The building consists of three volumes reflecting different sorts of use: the first one containing the stage areas, the second comprising the audience and foyer, and the third with a cafeteria and a future museum area, which constitute a visually independent volume.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado The proposed diversity of accesses for the building attempts to emphasize the characterization of this site as a public space, while allowing the public direct access of specific places, such as the museum area and cafeteria, independently, without passing through the auditorium.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado The main entrance is through the foyer. This space may function as exhibition area which can be divided into two by a short flight of stairs. From here depart two paths to an auditorium for nearly 300 people, with a motorized orchestra pit and six technical levels, properly equipped for holding theatre performances, opera, concerts, conferences or lectures.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado The cafeteria can operate independently from the rest of the building, or even serve as an entrance point providing access to the auditorium. This space has a covered terrace with a skylight oriented west, channellingsunset light into its interior. The terrace area gives access to a multimedia room. The facade of the museum area is facing the northern part of the garden where one of the main entriesis located and the outdoor amphitheatre.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado About FAT – Future Architecture Thinking Led by Architect Miguel Correia, FAT – Future Thinking Architecture is an internationalized company developing projects from Lisbon to the entire world, with a developed portfolio for over 25 countries.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Architecture and Urban Planning are the main activities of FAT that also develops Landscape Architecture and Design projects, combining the expertise of the work developed by this architect over 27 years with the support a solid and specialized team.  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking  Image Courtesy © Future Architecture Thinking
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