Sines Library and Art Centre

The building entirely covered by masonry has a massive look but, is completely transparent to pedestrians, thus allowing the interactivity between the cultural events and daily life in town. With a spatially complex construction, it shows the ambition of its socio-cultural function and reveals itself progressively, sometimes in an astonishing way, to those who visit it.

The building is organized taking advantage of the possible liaisons between the different cultural and artistic events taking place.

A large Foyer, acting as an entrance to all events, ensures the liaisons, in a level above ground, between all the activities; by using it, we have access to the 4 modules that compose the ensemble. These modules, oriented from East to the West, and creating spaces between them include:

• Organized in 4 superposed levels, the meeting room and the school of arts;
• A polyvalent room, equipped for cinema, music, theatre and congress, above which an experimental room can be found;
• In the library, with installations for adults, children and young, we can find a bar where we can read and look at the sea over the roofing of the historic centre;
• The exhibition nucleus, with areas for small exhibitions and with a large room.

Project Management and Construction Supervision, Planning and Cost Control, Quality Assurance, Safety and Health  Coordination