A rare example of a wooden house in Portuguese Modernity

• Type: Poster in an International Conference
• Date: 2012

Authors

Ana Silva (Author) FAUP

Conference International

12th International Docomomo Conference

Espoo, Finland, 7-10 August 2012

Scientific classification

FOS: Humanities

CORDIS: Humanities

Other information

Resumo (PT): The Vacation House in Galápos (1960), in Portugal, by Eduardo Anahory (1917-1985), belongs to a small set of wooden buildings that are essential to understand and contextualize within the history of Architecture of a country typically viewed as lacking wooden architecture. Although Anahory’s research is a short episode in the national scene, it nonetheless embodies a singular set in which, as Ramos (2010) described, the architectonic solution, the program, and the constructive technology all mix in an unusual way. The uniqueness of the location associated with the two key concepts of the Modern Movement, open form* and free plan*, produced a versatile work that illustrates how wood can be a multipurpose and easy to manipulate material while allowing for structural and layout flexibility.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific