Article source: Site Specific Arquitectura 

The new intervention in Casa de São Lourenço is inseparable from the construction of Pousadas de Portugal network, with Pousada de São Lourenço, opened in 1948 in Serra da Estrela, 1200m high, leaning over the Glacier valley of the river Zêzere. This ambitious plan aimed at promoting the culture and customs of the various regions of Portugal, combining, for this purpose, the work of modern architects with regions’ traditional practices.

Image Courtesy © FG+SG Fernando Guerra / José Vicente – Agência Calipo

• Architects: Site Specific Arquitectura + P06 Atelier (design studio)
• Project: Mountain 5* hotel in Serra da Estrela
• Location: Serra da Estrela, Portugal
• Photography: FG+SG Fernando Guerra  / José Vicente – Agência Calipo
• Software used: Autocad
  
• Client: Burel Montain Hotels
  
• Constructor: ABA – A. Baptista de Almeida – Engenharia e Construção Civil
• Landscape Architecture: Baldios Arquitectos Paisagistas
  
• Artist: Bartolomeu de Gusmão
  
• Project Team: Simão Botelho, Tânia Oliveira, Joana Presépio, Jacinta Fialho

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