{"id":7627,"date":"2026-04-26T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:21:42","slug":"spaceworkers-transforms-portuguese-granaries-into-museum-with-red-concrete-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/spaceworkers-transforms-portuguese-granaries-into-museum-with-red-concrete-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Spaceworkers transforms Portuguese granaries into museum with red-concrete extension"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studio Spaceworkers<\/a> has completed the Vila do Bispo Museum in Portugal<\/a>, adding a red-concrete<\/a> volume to a pair of repurposed granaries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in the town of Vila do Bispo, the project involved converting the existing granaries into exhibition<\/a> space and extending them with a volume to house technical, administrative and social functions.<\/p>\n

Spaceworkers<\/a> described the new and old buildings as “contiguous ships”, which are united by a red-concrete base and connected internally by a large opening.<\/p>\n

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Spaceworkers has completed the Vila do Bispo Museum in Portugal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We were not interested in imposing a completely autonomous object on the site, but in working with what was already there,” the studio told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“The new volume was conceived almost as a natural extension of the existing ensemble,” it added.<\/p>\n

“Its form echoes the logic of the preexisting warehouse structures, so it belongs to the whole rather than standing apart from it.”<\/p>\n

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A red-concrete volume was added to a pair of repurposed granaries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In reference to the existing granaries, the new volume has a pitched form with carved-out openings. Meanwhile, its red-toned shade was chosen to appear in total contrast to the site’s existing grey-coloured volumes, the studio explained.<\/p>\n

“The pigmented red concrete gives the new volume a strong and unmistakable character,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“The red tone was also a way of establishing a subtle connection with the landscape of this part of the Algarve, where the cliffs often appear in warm ochre, rust and reddish hues,” it added.<\/p>\n