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Furthermore, they had to work with economic pragmatism (a budget of
500 €/m 2 ) on a tight deadline, as there were only two years to complete
the project and the first construction phase.
Figure 4. Leões flour factory-Arts and
Architecture School of the University
of Évora. Interior view-Library. Au-
thor: Sheila Palomares Alarcón, 2017.
Figure 5. Leões flour factory-Arts and
Architecture School of the University
of Évora. Exterior view-Patio. Author:
Sheila Palomares Alarcón, 2017.
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The construction works were carried out in two phases; the first one was
focused on the construction of the architecture and visual arts module,
and the second one covered all the support or shared buildings, such as
the library, the cafeterias, the workshops, or the porch. The plans for a
third phase aimed at renovating the module intended to accommodate
the Performing Arts department are yet to me implemented, as is the
landscaping project, in which the architects designed the 4 accesses to
the complex, which defined 3 entrances to parking areas, plus a pedes-
trian access, the main one, which led passers-by or students into the com-
plex through an exhibition area that is yet to be built. In order to consistently implement the main objectives of the project, they
carried out a detailed study of the history of the factory, its structure, and
materiality, so they could decide on the best way to allocate new uses
according to the conditions of the different buildings and enhance the
integrity of the manufacturing complex.
The architectural intervention was based on several key premises: on the
one hand, the conceptual design ideas by means of which the architects
intended to translate the memory of the factory and the machinery that
had occupied its old facilities into the present using a contemporary lan-
guage; on the other hand, according to the building use programme, crea-
ting a connection between the different modules of a complex that had
grown according to economic and industrial needs and without continui-
ty, as there was no common element to connect the different units (the
reason why the large porch and cafeteria were designed). They decided to replace the structure intended to accommodate the Vi-
sual Arts School by a new building, because it was in a very poor state of
repair and had only replicas of the original elements; on the other hand,
they decided to renovate the building that accommodates the Architectu-
re department, preserving its integrity while adding the necessary infras-
tructures and reorganizing the space. There was an emphasis on outdoor
areas, namely on the courtyard, which is a space that allows the students
to travel between different modules and has become a multi-purpose
connection area.
ANA CARDOSO DE MATOS | SHEILA PALOMARES ALARCÓN | ARMANDO QUINTAS. The origins of the “Leões” flour and pasta factory [...] pp. 94-106
ANA CARDOSO DE MATOS | SHEILA PALOMARES ALARCÓN | ARMANDO QUINTAS. The origins of the “Leões” flour and pasta factory [...] pp. 94-106
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