Open House shows “invisible” Lisbon and 69 spaces in Lisbon and Almada
On Rua das Adelas, a tiled façade was erected that stands out to anyone who passed through that area of the Príncipe Real neighbourhood. The building is under construction, but can still be visited on the 14th and 15th of May, during the Open House Lisboa, which again allows access to such unusual places as old palaces, public institutions or even private housing – as is the case with this one. future house, designed by the architecture studio can work, by the sisters Catarina and Rita Almada Negreiros.
Designed for a family with three children, this house is distributed, from bottom to top, over four, garage, social area and bedrooms on the upper floors. Behind is an elevated patio where an old orange tree has been preserved. This is just one of the 69 spaces between Lisbon and Almada that will be open to anyone who wants to know. In addition to guided tours, the event’s program, presented this Wednesday to the press, urban routes, accessible visits and a sound tour – an idea inherited by the pandemic that the edition continues to include, as well as the range of programming to the other bank of the Tagus.
On the 11th round, the Open House, which is co-produced by the Lisbon Triennale and EGEAC, takes place under the theme “A Rebeldia do Invisível”, with the commission of Aurora Arquitectos. Sofia Couto and Sérgio Antunes’ proposal is “thinking the duality between an interior and exterior intervention”, limited as “the exteriors, identities by the urban norms that seek to preserve this identity, contrast with surprising spaces in the interiors, whose most invisible transformation in the of the private shows new ways of inhabiting.” “We were interested in looking and looking for that Lisbon behind the facades that are continuous”, said Sérgio Antunes at the press conference.
On foot, six minutes separate the project by the granddaughters of Almada Negreiros from another of the stops on the Open House route. This is the Ratton Palace, on Rua do Século. The four out of four where the Constitutional Court has operated since 1982 is usually prohibited from visiting the population, but will receive guided tours through emblematic spaces such as the gallery dedicated to previous presidents or the Constitutional Court sitting room, “where the councilors deliver their decisions”, noted one of the elements of the Office of the President. Other points of interest in the place are the large library where it specializes, the gardens of the habitat of centenary plant species or the act room, the most public face of the institution, which has a tapestry by Eduardo Batarda as a backdrop.
Also in the Open House, there are other spaces worth visiting, such as the old Santa Catarina mansion, in the Adamastor area. There now lives the Hotel Verride – Palácio de Santa Catarina, a luxury hotel. The planned guided tour allows you to discover the rehabilitation process, which was in charge of the architect Teresa Nunes da Ponte, as well as the history of the building whose current name, Verride, dates back to the name of the count that everyone lived in from 1910.
During the weekend it is also possible to participate in Accompanied urban tours, dedicated to topics such as the “challenges of contemporary architecture in the old city” (14 May, 10.30) or “the city and its work” (15 May, 15.00) ). The sound tour was designed by artist Daniel Blaufuks. it’s called From Cais do Sodré to Rossio and passes through Rua do Arsenal, Terreiro do Paço or Rua do Ouro (available at Spotify of Open House Lisbon).
The last edition of Open House Lisboa took place in September. To Time Out, the organization explains that the 2022 edition is earlier than usual to avoid delays in the calendar with the 6th edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, scheduled for September 29.
Open House Lisbon. 14-15 May. Sat-Sun. Various schedules. Free entry, some spaces reserved by appointment. www.trienaldelisboa.com/ohl
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