Headquarters of the Gremio of the Algarve Fish Canning Industry

The Gremio of the Fish Canning Industry has the characteristic composition of the public architecture in the Algarve in the 1930s and 1940s, combining locally inspired elements (patio, outdoor stairs, buttresses, chimneys) with conveying the dignity of public buildings (volume/symmetry, autonomous in the environment, constructive solidity and elaborate details).

The building was a worthy representative of a predominant architectural movement in Portuguese practice of the first half of the 20th century. It is special in its modest scale, the balanced use of compositional and decorative elements and an open relationship with its neigbor environment.