Casa Dr. Balté' - Architect António Vicente de Castro - 1959

This was the beach house (Photo 1 to 8) for Dr. Balté from 1959 designed by architect António Vicente de Castro from Portimão and a good friend of architect Manuel Gomes da Costa. They were godfathers to each other's children.

A few years ago, this beautiful 'modernist' villa looked already slightly different from the original design (Photo 3.) after the 'usual' adjustments, such as the extension at the rear, which caused the external stairs to disappear.

However, the building has currently (Photo 9 to12) undergone a complete metamorphosis and almost nothing of the original design can be discovered anymore.

Photo 3.: Drawing by Luisa Castro (architect and daughter of António Vicente de Castro