Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas [Vila Cova Housing Complex], Vila Cova - Vila do Conde, Portugal (1970-1972)
Dates of creation
1970-1972
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
Approximately 363 drawings (including 73 reprographic copies)
309 photographic materials
0.05 l.m. of textual records
Scope and Content
This project series documents the Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas in Vila do Conde, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 1/70. The office assigned the date 1970-1972 to this project.
The project was for the Vila Cova housing complex commissioned by Manuel Salgado.
Documenting this project are sketches, studies, working drawings. Textual material includes project documentation and correspondence.
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
Vila do Conde
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.
Title: Studies, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 1 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Estudos Arq. Siza
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
11 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
1 drawing on a enveloppe
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 30 x 42 cm|Sheet (smallest): 19 x 25 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 four separate folders. The second, third, and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.2, AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.3, and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.4
Title: Studies, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 2 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Estudos Arq. Siza
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
9 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 37 x 51 cm|Sheet (smallest): 35 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 four separate folders. The first, third, and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.1, AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.3 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.4
Title: Studies, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 3 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Estudos Arq. Siza
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
8 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 50 x 75 cm|Sheet (smallest): 24 x 75 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 four separate folders. The first, second, and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.1 AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.2, and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.4
Title: Studies, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 4 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Estudos Arq. Siza
Reprographic copies are annotated
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
8 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
4 reprographic copies on paper
2 ink drawings on the back of reprographic copies
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 75 x 100 cm|Sheet (smallest): 60 x 76 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 four separate folders. The first, second, and third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.1, AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.2 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.003.3
Title: Studies and working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Des. Pormenores - Matrizes - Desenhos para publicaçao
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
9 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 36 x 44 cm|Sheet (smallest): 23 x 32 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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.2 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.3
Title: Studies and working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Des. Pormenores - Matrizes - Desenhos para publicaçao
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
11 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 50 x 61 cm|Sheet (smallest): 23 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 third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.1 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.3
Title: Studies and working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Des. Pormenores - Matrizes - Desenhos para publicaçao
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
41 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 76 x 100 cm|Sheet (smallest): 22 x 82 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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.1 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.004.2
Title: Working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Vila do Conde - Desenhos
This file includes a list of drawings
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
23 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
2 reprographic copies on translucent paper
1 strip of cardboard
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 47 x 61cm|Sheet (smallest): 22 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
Related units of description:
This file is housed in three separate folders. The second and third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.2 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.3
Title: Working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Vila do Conde - Desenhos
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
32 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 69 x 97 cm|Sheet (smallest): 32 x 70 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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.1 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.3
Title: Working drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Caxinas - Vila do Conde - Desenhos
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
20 ink and pencil drawings on translucent paper
1 reprographic copy on translucent paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (largest): 62 x 100 cm|Sheet (smallest): 33 x 88 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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.1 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.005.2
Title: Project documentation, correspondence, sketches and drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Habitacoes em Caxinas Vila de Conde
This file includes drawings of the building before the renovations, a building program and fee details.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
19 reprographic copies
other materials
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 30 cm
Physical Description:
Includes folded reprographic copies.
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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.009.2 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.009.3
Title: Project documentation, correspondence, sketches and drawings, Conjunto Habitacional em Caxinas, Vila Cova - Vila do Conde (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1970-1972
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Habitacoes em Caxinas Vila de Conde
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
11 reprographic copies
1 pencil drawing on paper
other materials
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 30 cm
Physical Description:
Includes folded reprographic copies.
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 is housed in folders AP178.S1.1970.PR01.009.1 and AP178.S1.1970.PR01.009.2
