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Paula Rego Museum
Completion Date: September 2008
Client: Cascais City Hall
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Program: A 28,525-square-foot museum designed for the work of artist Paula Rego. The museum includes a cafe, shop, offices, and auditorium.
Design concept and solution: The Portuguese painter and illustrator, Paula Rego, commissioned architect Eduardo Souto de Moura to design the museum that would house a substantial collection of her work. The resulting red concrete-clad building, situated on the former public garden Quinta da Parada, references historic buildings of Cascais and embodies the culture of the region. Two tapering towers distinguish the building; volumes of differentiated heights provide a variety of interior exhibition spaces.
Gross square footage:
43,000 sq. ft.
Architect:
Souto Moura Arquitectos, S.A.
Rua do Aleixo nº53, 1ºA
4150-043 Porto, Portugal
T: +22 6187547
F: +22 6108092
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