Casa de Chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova [Tea house, Boa Nova restaurant], Leça da Palmeira, Portugal (1958, 1959-1963)
Dates of creation
1959-1999
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
Approximately 362 drawings (including 70 reprographic copies)
192 photographic copies
0.02 l.m. of textual records
Scope and Content
This project series documents the Casa de Chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova in Leça de Palmeira, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 9/50. In the past the office identified the project as number 99. The office assigned the dates 1958-1963 for this project.
The coastal site for this project was selected by Portuguese architect Fernando Távora. The project was built after the proposal won an architecture competition held by the municipality of Matosinhos in 1958. Távora initiated the project in collaboration with Francisco Figueiredo, and later handed the project over to Siza. In an interview with Eduardo Souto Moura, Moura recounts that Távora gave the project to Siza and five other aids before leaving on vacation (Juan Rodrigues, Carlos Seoane, et al, “Siza by Siza”). In the 1970s, Siza designed the furniture for this project and also worked on the 1990s restoration and renovation work.
The project series consists of sketches, studies, plans, elevations, and details for the Casa de Chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova as well as sketches of the furniture designed by Siza. Photographs, negatives, and slides document the exterior and interior of the built project, as well as the project site. There are also postcards of the built project and photographs taken by photographers Rui Morais de Sousa, Juan Rodriguez, Alvão (Azevedo & Fernandes), Stitchting Wonen, and Charters. Textual documentation includes correspondence from the Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos, including correspondence addressed to Távora, as well as correspondence from Távora and Siza. Also included are notes and project documentation.
Materials in this project series were compiled from multiple accessions. Materials within each accession were arranged by Álvaro Siza’s office and have been kept in this order.
Location
Leça da Palmeira
Portugal
Credit line
When citing the collection as a whole, use the citation: Álvaro Siza fonds, Collection Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal.
Language of material
Portuguese,
English
Related units of description
The CCA also holds materials for the 1990s renovation work in project series AP178.S1.1990.PR06 in this fonds. File AP178.S1.1990.PR06.004 in this fonds also contains slides for this project, and file AP178.S1.1965.PR06.001 in this fonds also contains some sketches of this project.
Title: Studies, details, elevations, and plans, Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1959-1990
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Restaurante/Boa Nova originais - EXP. "5:50".
Drawings include details, elevations, and drawings for sconce. Drawings related to the restoration of the project in the 1990s are included among these materials.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
13 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper and paper, 1 reprographic copy on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 60 x 41 cm|Sheet (smallest) 21 x 30 cm
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Title: Studies, details, elevations, and plans, Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1959-1990
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Restaurante/Boa Nova originais - EXP. "5:50"
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper, 5 reprographic copies on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 110 x 44 cm|Sheet (smallest): 78 x 44 cm
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The first and third portions of this file are found in folders AP178.S1.1958.PR01.004.1 and AP178.S1.1958.PR01.004.3
Title: Studies, details, elevations, and plans, Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1959-1990
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Restaurante/Boa Nova originais - EXP. "5:50"
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 124 x 99 cm|Sheet (smallest)
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The first and second portions of this file are found in folders AP178.S1.1958.PR01.004.1 and AP178.S1.1958.PR01.004.2
Title: Details and plans Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1960-1966
Form: drawings, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 1
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Casa de chá Rest. Boa Nova desenhos e estudos/matrizos
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
12 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper, 2 reprographic copies on translucent paper and paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 77 x 61 cm|Sheet (smallest): 23 x 33 cm
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The second and third portions of this file are found in folders AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.2 and AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.3
Title: Details and plans Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1960-1966
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Casa de chá Rest. Boa Nova desenhos e estudos/matrizos.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
7 pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest):101 x 76 cm|Sheet (smallest):68 x 59 cm
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The second and third portions of this file are found in folders AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.1 and AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.2
Title: Details and plans Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: circa 1960-1966
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Casa de chá Rest. Boa Nova desenhos e estudos/matrizos
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 123 x 62 cm|
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The first and second portions of this file are found in folders AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.1 and AP178.S1.1958.PR01.005.2
Title: Photographs of built project taken by photographers, Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira
Dates of creation: circa 1990-1992
Form: drawings, photographs
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Juan Rodriguez (photographer)
Azedo & Fernandes Alvaõ (photographer)
Description:
Original file title: Boa Nova fotografos.
Photographs in this file were taken by Rui Morais de Sousa, Juan Rodriguez, Alvaõ (Azedo & Fernandes), Stitchting Wonen, and Charters. Siza's office numbered photographic material in this file CCBN 046-069.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
15 transparencies, 9 photographs
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Title: Project documentation and correspondence, Casa de chá, Restaurante da Boa Nova, Leça da Palmeira (folder 1 of 2)
Dates of creation: 1959-1964
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title: Casa de chá Restaurante da Boa Nova- Leça da Palmeira correspondencia.
Includes correspondence addressed to Távora from the Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos serviços de obras e urbanização and correspondence from Siza and Távora.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 reprographic copies, other materials
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 x 31 cm
Physical Description:
Reprographic copies are folded.
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Related units of description:
This file is housed in two separate folders. The second portion of this file is found in folder AP178.S1.1958.PR01.018.2
