Chelsea Café Building

CHELSEA café building

Rua 1 de dezembro 5

Built in 1974. Arq. Manuel Gomes da Costa (MGdC)

Modernist building made of concrete, Red & White azulejos with flat roof, geometric shapes.

MGdC is one of the founders of South Modern Movement and probably the largest developper of the movement in Faro. He built about 400 buildings in his whole career. His footprint is everywhere in the city.

ABOUT MGdC ARCHITECT

This building is from the last part of the arquitect career, at a moment he took distances with modernism standards and had some personal interpretations. Ex: he used aluminium in the facade which leaded to controverses among the movement and population.

FOOD TIP : Chelsea Ice creams are amazing, it is worth a stop !