aurora arquitectos connects music school in portugal with vibrant yellow intervention

aurora arquitectos has added a vibrant yellow structure to a music school in portugal, connecting the site’s existing buildings. realized for the artave – CCM music school in caldas da saúde, a town northeast of porto, the project seeks to repair and reorganize the site’s circulation routes, which had become confused over time with the addition of more buildings.

all images courtesy of aurora arquitectos


aurora arquitectos says that its bold yellow intervention intends to detach itself from the remainder of the campus, while respecting the site’s existing buildings. ‘this project responds to a simple need: the connection between two existing blocks of classrooms,’ explain the architects. ‘this vertical and horizontal relations are the pretext to create a space of encounter and relaxation for the students during breaks, as well as an exterior amphitheater.’

the use of yellow is continued internally with orange tones complementing the distinctive color scheme. importantly, the building’s windows have been positioned to frame views of the surrounding landscape, specifically the abundant vegetation on and around the campus. previously, aurora arquitectos, a studio led by sofia couto and sérgio antunes, completed the interior renovation of a traditional apartment in lisbon — see the project here.

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project info:

name: ARTAVE/CCM music school
location: caldas da saúde, famalicão, portugal
client: ARTAVE/CCM
program: access volume between two existing buildings
area: 3,873 sqm
status: built
date: 2017–2020
architecture: aurora arquitectos
architecture team: sérgio antunes, sofia reis couto, tânia sousa, rui baltazar, ivo lapa, carolina rocha, bruno pereira, dora jerbic, anna cavenago, afonso nunes
building supervision: pedro sousa cruz
engineering: eng. manuel silva, traço plano engenharia
photography: aurora arquitectos