Recuperação do Edifício dos Grandes Armazéns, Bloco C, Reconstrução do Chiado [Restoration of Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building, Block C, Reconstruction of the Chiado] Lisbon, Portugal (1988-1998)

Part of:

Fonds: Álvaro Siza fonds, 1958-2002
Series: Architectural projects, 1948-2012
Project: Reconstrução do Chiado [Reconstruction of the Chiado area], Lisbon, Portugal (1988-1998) , 1942-2012
Sub-series: Recuperação do Edifício dos Grandes Armazéns, Bloco C, Reconstrução do Chiado [Restoration of Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building, Block C, Reconstruction of the Chiado] Lisbon, Portugal (1988-1998), 1988-2000

People:

Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Alvaro Siza (architect)

Title:

Date:

1988-2000

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

Approximately 2,736 drawings (including 2,479 reprographic copies)
Approximately 504 photographic materials
1.28 l.m. of textual records

Scope and content:
This project series documents the restoration of the Grandes Armazéns do Chiado building in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/80 N4. The office assigned the dates 1988-1998 for this project.

The Grandes Armazéns do Chiado was part of Bloco C and identified as building 4 in Siza's reconstruction plan. The site of the Grandes Armazéns served several different functions in its history, including a hotel, a palace, and a convent, before becoming a department store in 1894. In the 1920s, a hotel was created at the top floors. After the destructive fire of 1988, the new owners of the building were interested in using the totality of the building for a shopping mall and restaurants. On the other hand, Siza's proposal included the expansion of the hotel in the building to introduce more public activity in the area after the regular work and shopping hours. Several programs were proposed to the owners of the building, and it was decided in 1996 that the hotel space would be reduced to the two top floors to have more room for the shopping center. The new division included 41 hotel rooms and 41 stores. The interior of the shopping mall was designed by Eduardo Souto Moura.

Drawings include studies, working drawings, mechanical drawings, and structural drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, studies, meeting reports, and correspondence. Photographic material includes photographs of the building before the fire, ruins, model, and construction work.

Documentation for this project can also be found in subseries AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS7 of this project series.

Reference number:

AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS9

Arrangement:
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:

Lisbon 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. When citing specific collection material, please refer to the object’s specific credit line

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