The Museum is the Careto that overlooks at the Azibo, river in the Douro River basin.
It raises in order to strengthen the entrance, allowing a great pedestrian and visual permeability over the entire area of intervention.
Create an area for public use – the Museum gardens – which will be an extension of the exhibition area, outdoors.
The building is divided into three levels of use: at the entrance level, a public area with access to the reception/ticket offce, store and cafeteria (the latter also with exterior access).
At the frst foor, the exhibition area itself with a view of Azibo; at foor -1, an auditorium with capacity for 250 people. Source by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos.
The “Caretos” of Podence, the ancient diabolical carnival, has become part of the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Location: Podence, Portugal
- Architect: Joaquim Portela Arquitetos
- Lead Architect: Joaquim Portela
- Colaborators: Helder Oliveira, Patrícia Silva
- Client: Macedo de Cavaleiros City Hall / Casa do Careto
- Site Area: 9919 m2
- Construction Area: 2214 m2
- Year: 2022
- Photographs: Artefactorylab, Courtesy of Joaquim Portela Arquitetos
