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PORTUGAL EXCURSIE / KABK AFD. INTERIEUR ARCHITECTUUR / 2012PORTUGAL EXCURSIE / KABK AFD. INTERIEUR ARCHITECTUUR / 2012CASA DAS HISTóRIAS25OntwerpEDUARDO SOUTO DE MOURAGegevenslocatie Cascaisfunctie Museumgebouwd 2006InformatieA city in the midst of a cultural boom, Lisbon has been churning out a steadystream of new and revamped museums for the past four years - alas, all inconverted buildings. Cascais, the town in the outskirts of Lisbon that heralded thetrend back in 2006, has recently raised the stake opening of the city’s latest newbuildgallery, Casa das Histórias - the House of Stories.The brainchild of architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, the structure was designedto host a collection of work by London-based Portuguese artist Paula Rego. Havingpart-donated, part-lent her paintings and drawings to the seaside town, thework needed a home. The striking resulting structure features a host of Soutode Moura’s trademark scenographic elements - bold shapes accentuated by anintricately patterned, terracotta-tinted exterior.Situated on a site about the size of two tennis courts, Casa das Histórias has beenarranged so that the mismatched heights of the museum’s two volumes fill thegap between the ground and the surrounding treetops. This yin-yang configurationof mineral versus vegetal also informs the arresting colour of the exterior walls- the reddish concrete stands in contrast to the surrounding foliage.The tone of the rendering and the shape of the pyramidal bodies of Casadas Histórias were inspired by a nearby residence, designed by Raúl Lino- architect of Português Suave, the architectural ‘style’ which knits elementsof traditional Portuguese homes with modern structures - the alternativeto Modernism during the country’s right-wing dictatorship.6667