Building Galhardo I

Townhouses Galhardo I (1962) , with Ground floor and 1st floor at the Rua Miguel Bombarda 123-127

This is one of the two Galhardo Buildings - Dr Miguel Bombarda 125A - of the architect Manuel Gomes da Costa (1921-2016), The main façade maintains the symphonic set of surfaces generated from the gold number or golden ratio, underlined by the application of different materials, especially wood slats that protect windows and balconies, to simultaneously create cooler and more intimate interior spaces.

It is worth mentioning the attention with which the entrance doors are made, of beautiful proportions and details (handles), as well as at the back of the building the launch of stairs to access terraces, with elegant and modern design where lightness is generated by the "loose" elements (steps) of reinforced concrete.

Again we are faced with a sample that is in a bad state of conservation, losing with it some of the natural impact and beauty that this project naturally holds.

Photos from the exhibition "Modernismo em Tavira": copyright @ANAFA