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Casa no Gerês

Eduardo Souto de Moura | Vieira do Minho

Location
Soengas, Vieira do Minho

Preexistence
19th Century

Dates
1980-1982

Authorship
Eduardo Souto de Moura

Client
J. Marques

Original use
Agricultural building

New use
Housing
This house was the outcome of the conversion of a ruined granary. The building is set on a slope overlooking a reservoir between mountains.

Regarding the interior, the floor plan yielded 30 m2. As far as the exterior was concerned, a reading of Apollinaire was enough: 

“Préparer au lierre et au temps une ruine plus belle que les autres...” 


Eduardo Souto de Moura

© Luís Ferreira Alves, Manuel Magalhães

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