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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. Paço de Vitorino Hotel in Ponte de Lima, Portugal by PROD architecture & designFebruary 28th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: PROD architecture & design Paço de Vitorino is a manor house located in the north of Portugal that has been in the same family since the mid-16th century. It’s history is marked several relevant events. The most outstanding dates from the mid-18th century when a major intervention occurred according to baroque canons. The resulting structure is characterized by a three stories main house on the east side, two lateral wings on the north and south side and a small chapel along the entrance wall on the west. These elements delineate a central large yard defined by adorned facades.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura
 Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura The project proposed a deep rehabilitation of the existing structure and its adaptation to a 15-room hotel, to distribute along the main house and the wings. The scale of the baroque garden on the south, with its tanks and statues considered of unusual value in a private context, justified the creation of a historic garden interpretation centre to be displayed above archaeological findings on the basement.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura The project encountered a number of challenges due to the need to introduce new elements to solve the programme: 1 passageway to provide an indoor link on the main floor of the hotel through the courtyard, between the drawing room and the rest of the spaces. This was achieved by designing a delicate timber and glass structure inspired by on-site references; 15 openings to connect the wing’s bedrooms to the baroque garden on the south and the fields on the north. These openings that tear up thick and long walls, look for a certain neutrality through vertical glass panes, recessed in metallic frames and disposed according to a regular rhythm; and 12 wooden modules to provide the framework for the required technical features in spaces of considerable amplitude, both in the wings and in the main house. These elements were placed strategically at a distance from walls and ceilings to simultaneously frame the features, organize the programme and enhance the surrounding space.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura About Architect PROD is an architecture and design studio based in Viana do Castelo, in the north of Portugal, directed by Paulo and Susana Lago de Carvalho since 2009. Both had their graduation from the School of Architecture of the University of Minho in 2005 where Paulo recently defended his PhD thesis and has been collaborating as a researcher and guest Professor. The studio develops an integrated approach particularly interested in answering questions of form, scale and materiality in a sensitive and frequently contextual way, constantly searching for local clues to combine with simple yet spatially generative ideas.  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  Image Courtesy © João Morgado Fotografia de Arquitectura  during construction, Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  during construction, Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  before intervention, Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  before intervention, Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design  Image Courtesy © PROD architecture & design
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