Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, [Block B, Reconstruction of the Chiado] Lisbon, Portugal, 1988-1998
Dates of creation
circa 1970-2003
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
581 drawings (including 477 reprographic copies on paper)
494 photographic materials
1 model
0.28 linear metres of textual records
Scope and Content
This project subseries documents Bloco B for the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon, Portugal. The office's archives identified this project as 58/80. The office assigned the dates 1988-1998 for this project.
Bloco B was located between Rua Do Carmo and Calçada Sacramento. Bloco B included buildings 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Leonel building), 25 and 26. The construction work for the buildings of Bloco B included restorations of windows, doors, façades, painting, stonework, as well as work on the structure and mechanical systems.
Drawings include plans prior to the fire, preliminary plans, studies, working drawings, and structural drawings. Textual material includes project documentation, reports, correspondence, and studies. Photographic materials and slides document the buildings prior to the fire, damaged buildings, the project site, construction work, and model.
It is important to note that this subseries includes general documentation for Bloco B, for more specific details, see the individual building subseries for the Leonel building (AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS6).
Materials in this project subseries 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
Title: Elevations, sections and floor plans prior to the fire for buildings 13,14,15,16, and 17, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 1 of 2)
Dates of creation: ca. 1970
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : 13/14-15/16/17 Rua do Carmo
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
43 reprographic copies 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
Title: Building program and working details for building 12 and 13, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1993-1995
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio no 12 e 13. Zona Sinistrada do Chiado.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
16 reprographic copies 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 second and third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.2 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.3
Title: Building program and working details for building 12 and 13, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1993-1995
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio no 12 e 13. Zona Sinistrada do Chiado.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
15 reprographic copies 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 third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.3
Title: Building program and working details for building 12 and 13, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1993-1995
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio no 12 e 13. Zona Sinistrada do Chiado.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
11 reprographic copies 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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.039.2
Title: Reports and studies, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1989-1990
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Estudo para recuperação da zona sinistrada do Chiado
This file includes an executive summary produced by DEGW.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Credit line:
Álvaro Siza fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don d’Álvaro Siza/
Gift of Álvaro Siza
Language of material:
English,
Portuguese
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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.2 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.3
Title: Reports and studies, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1989-1990
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Estudo para recuperação da zona sinistrada do Chiado
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.3
Title: Reports and studies, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1989-1990
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Estudo para recuperação da zona sinistrada do Chiado
This file includes reports and studies produced by the Gabinete do Chiado
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.042.2
Title: Correspondence, preliminary plans, studies, proposals, and notes, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 1 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1989-1993
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Chiado (P.Porm) Docum Fases iniciais
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
9 pencil drawings on translucent paper
9 reprographic copies on paper
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 four separate folders. The second, third, and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.2, AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.3 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.4
Title: Correspondence, preliminary plans, studies, proposals, and notes, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 2 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1989-1993
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Chiado (P.Porm) Docum Fases iniciais
This file includes a article of the Archives d'Architecture Moderne about Lisbon.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 reprographic copies 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 four separate folders. The first, third, and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.1, AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.3 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.4
Title: Correspondence, preliminary plans, studies, proposals, and notes, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1989-1993
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Chiado (P.Porm) Docum Fases iniciais
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
2 pencil drawings
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 four separate folders. The first, second and fourth portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.1, AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.2 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.4
Title: Correspondence, preliminary plans, studies, proposals, and notes, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 4 of 4)
Dates of creation: 1989-1993
Form: textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Chiado (P.Porm) Docum Fases iniciais
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
0.01 l.m. of textual records
Dimensions:
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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.1, AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.2 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.044.3
Title: Project documentation, correspondence, and details, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 1 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1991-1994
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio No 14, Edificio 15 Zona sinistrada do Chiado
This file includes a building program, elevations, sections, and floor plans.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
26 reprographic copies 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 second and third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.2 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.3
Title: Project documentation, correspondence, and details, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 2 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1991-1994
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio No 14, Edificio 15 Zona sinistrada do Chiado
This file includes details of the facades, air conditioner system, and plans for the advertising locations.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
4 reprographic copies 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 third portions of this file is housed in folders AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.3
Title: Project documentation, correspondence, and details, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
Dates of creation: 1991-1994
Form: drawings, textual records
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Alvaro Siza (archive creator)
Description:
Original file title : Edificio No 14, Edificio 15 Zona sinistrada do Chiado
This file includes a building program and working drawings.
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and Medium:
1 pencil drawings on paper
21 reprographic copies 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.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.1 and AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS5.045.2
