House Horta das Neves

Detached house. Rua Dr. Parreira, Tavira.

Another emblematic example of a project - Rua Doutor Parreira 40 Tavira - from the architect Manuel Gomes da Costa(1921-2016). Dating from 1961, once again all the emblematic characteristics of the Modern style are present, as its appeal to the use of the most modern building materials such as reinforced concrete, glass and metal profiles, to which are added some of the traditional elements and materials of this region.

This is evident and emphasized here in the use of Brecha de Tavira, a limestone of great plastic and chromatic beauty used both in the stonework framing of the building and also in door and window frames, along with the tile tablet and the wooden wickerwork windows (modern versions of the traditional “reixa”...).

Another element of great plastic interest is the inverted flap above the door, which is repeated in other examples in the city and surroundings and which thus becomes one of the emblematic elements of the architectural programmes of MGdC. Once again, attention must be paid to the composition and relationship between the various rectangular elements of the façade, or in the design of small elements, such as panelling, wood or hollow brick.