The Nadir Afonso Foundation is located on the right bank of Tâmega river in Chaves, on land that is covered by the Polis Program. The design, without another appropriate place in urban areas, raises the single floor of the building through a series of structural sheets perpendicular to the river. Direct access is guaranteed by a slight ramp from a non-flood elevation. The two main exhibition spaces are developed in parallel, one illuminated by a continuous skylight and the other open to the river. The Foundation program includes two workshops, one of them waiting for a privileged presence: Nadir Afonso.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Architects: Álvaro Siza Vieira
Location: Chaves, Portugal

Project Area: 2768.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Constructio Coordinator: Álvaro Fonseca

Executive Project Coordinator: Paulo Teodósio

Executive Project Collaborator: Lola Bataller Alberola

Licensing: José Carlos Oliveira

Preliminary Design Coordinators: Avelino Silva, Tatiana Berger

Preliminary Design Collaborators: Álvaro Fonseca, Marco Rampulla, Kenji Araya, Rita Amaral

Structures: GOP, Lda - Eng.º Jorge Nunes da Silva, Eng. Filipa Abreu

Electrical And Safety: GOP, Lda - Eng.º Alexandre Mar...