PORTUGAL MODERN

1999 - 2005

Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque, 4100-359 Porto

Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking composite material façade with angular geometry, integrated public space, and urban design elements in a metropolitan mixed-use commercial building. Photo by Ben
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Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a blue composite material façade with brutalist architectural elements, featuring a cantilevered structure in a metropolitan commercial urban setting during daytime. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a triangular concrete and glass structure with composite materials, featuring brutalist architectural elements and extensive daylighting in a corporate headquarters setting. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música featuring a blue composite material exterior with triangular glass panels, symmetrical design, and extensive daylighting on a high-rise headquarters building. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a triangular concrete structure with composite materials, featuring brutalist architecture elements, extensive daylighting, and sharp shadows during daytime. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a daytime view of the commercial building with a striking concrete brutalist architecture, composite materials, and complex geometric forms in an urban metropolitan setting. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a daytime view of the concrete and composite material façade of the mixed-use commercial building with distinctive angular geometry in an urban metropolitan setting. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking composite material exterior with angular triangular forms, prominent stairs, and dynamic daylighting creating shadows and shaded walking areas. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a daytime view of the commercial high-rise building with a distinctive triangular, symmetrical design featuring composite materials and metal elements. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking concrete structure with composite material surfaces, angular stairs, triangular forms, and shaded walking areas creating dynamic shadows. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a daytime view of the headquarters with a striking composite material façade, angular glass and metal panels, steel and aluminium structural elements, and prominent triangular shapes with integrated stairs and daylighting features. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a silver composite material interior with metal handrails, glass elements, modern lighting, and distinctive staircases under a sculpted ceiling. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking mesh and composite material exterior with metal and glass elements, featuring silver and aluminum finishes that create reflective transparency and a modern design. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking composite material exterior with silver metal panels, aluminium and steel elements, featuring a dynamic geometric design with transparent sections and bold graphic patterns. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música interior showcasing composite material flooring, wooden stained stairs with metal handrails, and large glass panels enhancing the modern architectural design. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música interior showcasing modern flooring, dynamic lighting fixtures, sleek furniture, expansive glass walls, and a distinctive ceiling design within a contemporary restaurant setting. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing an interior with a distinctive ceiling design, modern fluorescent lighting fixtures, clean flooring, and integrated electrical elements. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing its dramatic interior lighting, angular ceiling design, winding stairs with sleek handrails, and dynamic shadows at night. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a striking composite material exterior with grey and silver steel triangular panels, featuring transparency and daylighting effects that create dynamic shadows. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a brutalist concrete commercial building with composite materials, featuring bold geometric forms and extensive daylighting in an urban design context. Rem Koolhaas’s Casa da Música showcasing a brutalist concrete commercial building with composite materials, featuring bold geometric forms and urban design elements under a clear blue daytime sky.
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Casa da Música, designed by architect Rem Koolhaas, is a striking example of contemporary architecture located in Porto’s Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque. Completed between 1999 and 2005, this building is characterized by its bold and controversial design, featuring an asymmetrical polyhedron shape constructed from white concrete. The structure stands out for its lack of contextual integration, sparking discussions on modern architectural expression. Its technologically demanding construction has made it a significant cultural landmark, serving as a vital hub for Portugal’s cultural activities.

Publications on Casa da Música by Rem Koolhaas

Guia de Arquitectura Norte e Centro de Portugal , ISBN: 9789727883479 Book