Apartments Rua frei lourenço Santa Maria

Apartments Rua frei lourenço Santa Maria - 1973

This twelve-story apartment block with business premises/shops is not only a striking corner building of one of Faro's main roads, but is also a 'landmark' of the 'Largo da Carmo' square. Probably one of the most beautiful buildings from the Pires & Brito series of buildings by Manuel Gomes da Costa.

The kaleidoscopic effect of the building, especially as you approach it, is surprising and of unprecedented beauty. The simple offset of the balconies and the spatial play of the subtly incised side surfaces, the shadow beams and the railings create an special spatial dynamic in the two main facades of the building. The 'bare' side wall on the right only reinforces this...