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Mercado Municipal, Foz Côa (Portugal)
Reference details
- Location Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
- Architects ADVD ATELIER ARQUITECTURA E
- Technique(s) VMZINC Standing seam
- Aspect(s) PIGMENTO Blue
- Application Type Roofing, Facade
- Contractor(s) Asa revestimientos
- Copyright Paul Kozlowski
Finalist for the “Espaço” 23 national architecture prize, the Foz Côa municipal market consists of a central two-storey volume faced by two other pavilions built in line with two existing volumes.
Designed by ADVD Atelier Arquitectura, the 1,950m2 PIGMENTO® blue zinc roof is reminiscent, in the architect’s words, of “a tent or the stretched canvas of a fairground attraction”.
From the existing building towards this central volume, the projecting gables of the two new pavilions give a progressive reading of the volume, accompanying the visitor’s progress into the block.