Places
SCMP
Regular Visits
Tours
Visit accompanied by Architect António Leitão Barbosa
Caleidoscópio
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
No wheelchair access
Photography allowed
Description
It seems that this farm was destined to stay forever confined and incomplete. The VCI construction was the last nail in the coffin that isolated this remarkable house, never finished, amongst common buildings and a freeway. The recent intervention, done by António Barbosa, is an example in the preservation of the original building systems as well as in the audacity of the “launching” of a glass volume of contemporary design. Seen on the inside, for the kaleidoscopic effect that it provokes, we can forget momentarily the nearby hospital and the noise of the cars passing by in high-speed. It is fundamental to walk the gardens, go up to the tower and look to the other side of the road to the fantasy-like cylindrical tower with which Nasoni topped off what he thought would remain as a group forever.
Location
Rua dos Castelos, 485
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Bus: STCP -209, 206
Subway: Linha A, B, C, E , F - Francos