Article source: MATEO ARQUITECTURA

The project according to its author

The plaza is a surface, a topography drawn out in relation to the movement of the water and built by pedreiros, following patterns that are abstract but not random.

Floating on this surface is an object. At its base, water, frozen here to form a skating rink.

Image Courtesy © Adrià Goula

• Architects: MATEO ARQUITECTURA
• Project: Cultural Center
• Location: Castelo Branco, Portugal
• Photography: Adrià Goula
• Author: Josep Lluís Mateo
• Collaborating architect: Carlos Reis Figueiredo
• Client: Castelo Branco Council, Polis Project
• Surface area of the public spaces: 60,000 m2
• Surface area of the Cultural Center: 4,300 m2
• Competition: 2000
• Project: 2000 – 2006
• Construction of the public spaces: 2006 – 2007
• Construction of the Cultural Center: 2012 – 2013
• Cost of the public spaces: 3,000,000’00 €
• Cost of the Cultural Center: 9,000,000’00 €