Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon

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Autor(a) principal: Barreiros, Maria Helena
Data de Publicação: 2016
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.48751/CAM-2016-6235
Resumo: Architect João Simões (1908-1994) and civil engineer José Belard da Fonseca (1889-1969) designed this apartment building in 1935. It stands in front of our eyes as we drive along Actor Taborda street towards Casal Ribeiro avenue. Its futurist forms still surprise us. It was commissioned by Ricardo Covões, the manager of Coliseu dos Recreios, a major Lisbon concert hall at the time. Behind a five storey façade, there are ten small flats where it was possible to develop some professional activities in the front rooms, which were served by an autonomous circulation area.Such was the case of the 3rd floor, on the left side, a house of a dressmaker of the 1950’s-60’s, before the prêt-à-porter era. There we still can find the fitting room and its triple wall mirror and a kitchen, too small to embrace the huge Kelvinator fridge from the same period. The text aims at understanding the programme and design choices for this peculiar building of the Avenidas Novas (New Avenues), in Lisbon, along with its history which is probably coming to an end soon.
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spelling Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 LisbonHabitar no coletivo: um prédio de apartamentos “futurista”, na Lisboa de 1930João SimõesHabitação entre-guerrasPrédio de rendimentoOrganização funcionalModernismoJoão SimõesInterbellum housingRental apartmentDistributionModernismArchitect João Simões (1908-1994) and civil engineer José Belard da Fonseca (1889-1969) designed this apartment building in 1935. It stands in front of our eyes as we drive along Actor Taborda street towards Casal Ribeiro avenue. Its futurist forms still surprise us. It was commissioned by Ricardo Covões, the manager of Coliseu dos Recreios, a major Lisbon concert hall at the time. Behind a five storey façade, there are ten small flats where it was possible to develop some professional activities in the front rooms, which were served by an autonomous circulation area.Such was the case of the 3rd floor, on the left side, a house of a dressmaker of the 1950’s-60’s, before the prêt-à-porter era. There we still can find the fitting room and its triple wall mirror and a kitchen, too small to embrace the huge Kelvinator fridge from the same period. The text aims at understanding the programme and design choices for this peculiar building of the Avenidas Novas (New Avenues), in Lisbon, along with its history which is probably coming to an end soon.Desenhado em 1935 pelo arquiteto João Simões (1908-1994) e o engenheiro José Belard da Fonseca (1889-1969), o n.º 26 da avenida Casal Ribeiro, no enfiamento visual da rua Actor Taborda, continua a surpreender-nos pela sua plasticidade futurista. A encomenda coube a Ricardo Covões (1881-1951), empresário do Coliseu dos Recreios, então a mais importante sala de espetáculos de Lisboa. Por detrás da fachada de 5 pisos, dispõe-se uma dezena de fogos de dimensões contidas, aptos a acolher algum tipo de ofício no grupo de salas da frente, servidas por área de circulação autónoma. Aconteceu no 3.º esquerdo, casa de modista da era anterior ao pronto-a-vestir, onde podemos ainda surpreender uma sala de prova com o seu triplo espelho de parede, ou uma cozinha que se acomodou, com dificuldade, ao enorme frigorífico Kelvinator dos anos 1950. O texto que se segue pretende esclarecer as opções programáticas e de desenho deste edifício peculiar das Avenidas Novas e acompanhar-lhe o percurso de vida, antes do términus que se adivinha. Quase devoluto, mostrando sinais de deterioração, encontra-se em situação de descontinuidade urbana, enquadrado por dois edifícios de uso terciário com cércea dupla da sua.Câmara Municipal de Lisboa2016-12-16info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.48751/CAM-2016-6235https://doi.org/10.48751/CAM-2016-6235Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal; No. 6 (2016): Stories of homes and people who live(d) there - vol. II; 85-106Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal; Núm. 6 (2016): Historias de casas y personas que las habita(ro)n - vol. II; 85-106Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal; No 6 (2016): Histoires de maisons et de leurs habitants - vol. II; 85-106Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal; N.º 6 (2016): Histórias de casas e de quem lá vive(u) - vol. II; 85-1062183-3176reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://cadernosarquivo.cm-lisboa.pt/index.php/am/article/view/235https://cadernosarquivo.cm-lisboa.pt/index.php/am/article/view/235/196Direitos de Autor (c) 2016 Maria Helena Barreirosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarreiros, Maria Helena2023-04-22T08:30:34Zoai:ojscadernosarquivo.cm-lisboa.pt:article/235Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:49:28.083264Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Habitar no coletivo: um prédio de apartamentos “futurista”, na Lisboa de 1930
title Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
spellingShingle Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
Barreiros, Maria Helena
João Simões
Habitação entre-guerras
Prédio de rendimento
Organização funcional
Modernismo
João Simões
Interbellum housing
Rental apartment
Distribution
Modernism
title_short Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
title_full Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
title_fullStr Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
title_full_unstemmed Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
title_sort Living collectively: a “futurist” apartment building in 1930 Lisbon
author Barreiros, Maria Helena
author_facet Barreiros, Maria Helena
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barreiros, Maria Helena
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv João Simões
Habitação entre-guerras
Prédio de rendimento
Organização funcional
Modernismo
João Simões
Interbellum housing
Rental apartment
Distribution
Modernism
topic João Simões
Habitação entre-guerras
Prédio de rendimento
Organização funcional
Modernismo
João Simões
Interbellum housing
Rental apartment
Distribution
Modernism
description Architect João Simões (1908-1994) and civil engineer José Belard da Fonseca (1889-1969) designed this apartment building in 1935. It stands in front of our eyes as we drive along Actor Taborda street towards Casal Ribeiro avenue. Its futurist forms still surprise us. It was commissioned by Ricardo Covões, the manager of Coliseu dos Recreios, a major Lisbon concert hall at the time. Behind a five storey façade, there are ten small flats where it was possible to develop some professional activities in the front rooms, which were served by an autonomous circulation area.Such was the case of the 3rd floor, on the left side, a house of a dressmaker of the 1950’s-60’s, before the prêt-à-porter era. There we still can find the fitting room and its triple wall mirror and a kitchen, too small to embrace the huge Kelvinator fridge from the same period. The text aims at understanding the programme and design choices for this peculiar building of the Avenidas Novas (New Avenues), in Lisbon, along with its history which is probably coming to an end soon.
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Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal; No 6 (2016): Histoires de maisons et de leurs habitants - vol. II; 85-106
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