Places
Fernando Guerra / FG + SG
Open Visits
Regular Visits
Tours
Sat 15h and 18h, Engineer Alexandra Grande and Architect Nuno Grande / Sun 15h and 18h, Architect Nuno Grande
Caleidoscópio
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
This recently opened hotel arrives to give continuity to a long story that starts in a nearby house, transformed in a residential touristic space, articulated with the city’s cultural production initiatives. The Casa do Conto that resuscitated from decadence and then from ashes, has gained a life of its own and a renewed strength to disseminate itself in the interstices of the city. This hotel reinforces the continuity of this history illuminating another two abandoned houses, built in the beginning of the 20th century, where a meanwhile deactivated printer and typographer were housed. Despite the alteration of the program, the repair shop type character of the space, namely in the ground floor, is evoked in an open space plan with a central patio and a garden at the end. The references to its prior life manifest themselves on each detail of the building and the memories merge with the new architectural expression: printing plates, wood counters, metallic letters for typographic compositions. Even though it has reached the printers, this conto [short story] will go on being written, and in the ground floor café we can all be part of it.
Location
Rua de Álvares Cabral, 28
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linha A, B, C, E, F - Lapa
Bus: STCP - 202, 301, 502