Students Residence and Winery
Santa Maria do Mar Monastery, Sassoeiros, Carcavelos
The intervention project of Santa Maria do Mar monastery aims to transform the current building into a student’s residence and to instate a new wine cellar and related wine production areas, which will support the development of the existing property vineyard.
Two distinct buildings compose the Santa Maria do Mar monastery. The former building, which is only a small part of the incomplete group, was built between 1959 and 1968 by Nuno Teotónio Pereira atelier and it possesses a deep patrimonial value.
Having in mind its patrimonial importance and particular qualities it was decided to fully restore the building of the 60’s, preserving its spatial arrangement entirely, with the exception of some minor adjustments that will be made to all the bedrooms and sanitary facilities. Two major aspects that highly contributed to the fact that only small transformations have to be made to the existing were that both the old and new program are similar in its essence, not having to alter much in its spatial organization; and the excellent conservation state of the building itself, not having to do major interventions to the original construction.
The wine cellar and corresponding reception and wine tasting spaces will be an entirely new addition. The new fabric is strategically implanted in order to favor its use and to reconstruct the entrance process, which is currently unclear, as a result of the incompleteness of the original monastic ensemble. This brand-new and important building is placed just after the entrance area, thus formalizing, with greater evidence, the highly ambitioned access patio. In the pursuit of this goal and aiming for the functionality of the complex, the exterior access and parking spaces, as well as those around the building, will have to be rearranged in order to allow access to all its parts.
COMPETITION BY INVITATION - 1st PRIZE
architecture
Pedro Matos Gameiro (Matos Gameiro Arquitectos)
design team
Raquel Batista Pereira, João Lopes, Madalena Figueiroa, Mariana Bacelar
structures
João Paulo Cardoso (PRPC engenheiros)
landscape architecture
Leonor Cheis (NPK Arquitectura Paisagista)
project year
2019 - 2024
photography (colour) Marta Ferreira - LFA Fotografia photography (black & white) Pedro Pral model matos gameiro arquitectos