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Souto de Moura: multiuse pavilion

The project by Eduardo Souto de Moura in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, is intended to be the headquarters of cultural events, music, sports and leisure.

The multiuse pavilion of Viana do Castelo is a project inserted into the privileged space of marginal river mouth Lima, around an axis that is claimed as new cultural centrality of the Minho's region.

Eduardo Souto de Moura: multiuse pavilion, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

This bold project has an end multipurpose and it is intended to be the headquarters of different events: culture, music, sport and leisure.

The pavilion is composed of three floors and has a deployment area of 3,792 sqm. On the -1 floor are located the match venue and the access to side benches. The level 0 has a glass base, which ensures transparency between the city, the river and the interior of the building itself. The 1st floor hosts booths scenic and administrative spaces.

Eduardo Souto de Moura started to design this Cultural Center back in 1999, it took five years to build it and it was finally opened last 14th of July 2013.

Architect: Eduardo Souto de Moura
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Area: 3,792 sqm
Client: Municipality of Viana do Castelo
Budget: 13,1 M Euro
Photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography