Quinta de S. Miguel (I)
In the beginning of the 1980’s the school desperately needs more physical space in order to function, namely in what concerns activities that depend on heavier machinery (sculpture in stone, ceramics, glass, etc.). The Quinta de S. Miguel in Almada is the answer to this problem, and a medium/long term venture that will prove essential do the school’s growth. On February 1985 Ar.Co signs the lease contract with the Comissão Liquidatária do Fundo de Fomento da Habitação and a symbolic rent is established for a period of 10 years. The Quinta’s architecture and landscape is in dire need of restauration and the works will begin immediately, with a generous support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and contributions from the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura and Almada City Council. The project, by Eduardo Trigo de Sousa, wins the “Conservação da Natureza e do Património Histórico-Cultural 1988” Prize, awarded jointly by the Comissão Nacional para o Ano Europeu do Ambiente, the Secretaria de Estado do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais and the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura is sponsored by Ford Motor Company. From 1987 onwards and for nearly a decade the Quinta will basically meet the needs of the Glass, Ceramics and Sculpture activities and provide the spaces for the international exchange programs’ residences and internships.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada, before restauration by Ar.Co. 1984/85.
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Signing the protocol agreement with IGHAPE establishing the rent for the Quinta de S. Miguel.
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View of Quinta de S. Miguel after the first works of remodelling.
