Carlos Ramos Pavilion

Alvaro Siza Vieira – Carlos Ramos Pavillion, Porto Portugal, 1985

Architectural school building restored in Port of the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza.
Student studios fill both floors of the building and overlook a central courtyard.
A tapered staircase at the corner of the school connects the two floors and leads to a small meeting space flanked by curved wooden benches.
The projections and bevels of the building configuration follow a geometric "profile" which is marked on the perimeter of the linear lawn and ends, like all lines, in a scalloped granite block in front of the principal's office.
Even one of the pavilion heights makes a somewhat unruly gesture ".
Attention to detail (wrought iron, furniture, lamps) is appropriate for a quiet space for study, while perhaps it also gives users a sense of formal discipline and inspiration.
Some images of the photographer Nelson Garrido are also available.