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Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza
Here are some images by photographer Nelson Garrido of a restored architecture school building in Porto by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza.
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Siza originally completed the two-storey Carlos Ramos Pavilion in 1986.
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Student studios fill both floors of the building and overlook a central courtyard.
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A tapered staircase at the corner of the school connects the two floors and leads to a small meeting space lined with curved wooden benches.
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Siza was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2009 – click here to see a selection of photographs by Duccio Malagamba that document his work.
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Here's some text from Siza Vieira that further explains the building:
Pavilion Carlos Ramos - Faculty Of Architecture, Porto.
As a succinct summary of the courtyard type, the pavilion is located at the apex of a former estate, opposite the Dean's office.
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With the external walls almost completely blank, the inner courtyard elevations are opened up.
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Diagonal views from all rooms establish links with the surroundings and a view of the Douro River estuary.
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Service and access cores are contained in the corners.
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The tapered staircase leading from ground level to the first floor emerges onto a curved balcony with in-built seats.
The projections and chamfers of the building's configuration follow a geometric "outline" which is marked on the perimeter of the linear lawn, and ends, as all lines must, in a scalloped granite block opposite the Dean's office.
One of the elevations of the pavilion too, makes a somewhat unruly gesture.
The attention to details (ironwork, furniture, light fittings) is appropriate for a quiet space for study, while also perhaps giving the users a sense of formal discipline and inspiration.
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