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Seoane, C., Souto de Moura, E. , & Bugallo S. (2018). Souto Moura: Metro Porto. Fundación Compostela Arquitectura
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Esta publicación forma parte de la colección “(:) Dos Puntos”. Una serie dedicada a mostrar obras singulares de la arquitectura contemporánea desde el punto de vista de la construcción, y a través de la cual intentar poner de relevancia ese mundo de la escala pequeña donde nada es menor.
Tras la anterior publicación dedicada al Museo Ibêre Camargo, el propio Álvaro Siza, ante la solicitud de los editores, recomendó dedicar el siguiente número al proyecto del Metropolitano para la ciudad de Oporto, realizado por el arquitecto Souto de Moura.
Siza argumentó su elección porque en su opinión, el proyecto del Metropolitano de Oporto había sido resuelto con tan sólo siete detalles básicos.
Después de analizar el proyecto, esa afirmación puede resultar exagerada porque en realidad el Metro de Porto ha sido resuelto con más de siete detalles, pero sí es cierto que hay en él un esfuerzo importante por lograr una gran sistematización e incluso cierta preocupación por lograr soluciones repetibles e industrializables.
Pero en nuestra opinión el proyecto de Souto de Moura no es sólo relevante por el mayor o menor número de detalles, pero sí por esa preocupación a la que se refiere Siza por el método y la sistematización a la vez que por un esfuerzo paralelo pero no contradictorio, por lograr integrar cada estación en su entorno.
En un recorrido que va de lo genérico a lo específico, del gran espacio público al detalle del artesano, Souto de Moura nos conduce desde las antiguas plazas de Oporto a la modernidad de una ciudad contemporánea en una transición que sorprendentemente siempre logra resolver de modo natural.
This publication is part of the collection “(:) Colon”. A series that is dedicated to introduce unique works of contemporary architecture from a construction point of view. In addition, it attempts to establish the relevance of the small scale world where nothing is minimized. After the previous publication, which was dedicated to the Iberê Camargo Museum, and at the request of the publishers, Alvaro Siza himself, recommended the following issue to be devoted to the project of the Oporto Underground system by the architect Souto de Moura. Siza justified his choice, because according to him, the Oporto Metro project had been resolved with only seven basic details. After analysing the project, that claim may seem an overstatement because in truth,the Porto Subway project was resolved with more than seven basic details. Nevertheless, it is true that in the entire project there is a great effort to achieve a large systematisation and even some concern to achieve industrialized solutions. However, the way we see it is that Souto de Moura’s project is not only relevant because of the number of details. It has to do especially with that concern that Siza refers in terms of the method. In addition, there is an effort which is parallel, but not contradictory to integrate every station in its public environment. Souto de Moura leads us from the squares in olden Porto to the modernity of the contemporary city as one goes from the generic to the specific, from the expansive public space to the detail of the craftsman. This transition is always amazingly done in a natural way.
This publication is part of the collection “(:) Colon”. A series that is dedicated to introduce unique works of contemporary architecture from a construction point of view. In addition, it attempts to establish the relevance of the small scale world where nothing is minimized. After the previous publication, which was dedicated to the Iberê Camargo Museum, and at the request of the publishers, Alvaro Siza himself, recommended the following issue to be devoted to the project of the Oporto Underground system by the architect Souto de Moura. Siza justified his choice, because according to him, the Oporto Metro project had been resolved with only seven basic details. After analysing the project, that claim may seem an overstatement because in truth,the Porto Subway project was resolved with more than seven basic details. Nevertheless, it is true that in the entire project there is a great effort to achieve a large systematisation and even some concern to achieve industrialized solutions. However, the way we see it is that Souto de Moura’s project is not only relevant because of the number of details. It has to do especially with that concern that Siza refers in terms of the method. In addition, there is an effort which is parallel, but not contradictory to integrate every station in its public environment. Souto de Moura leads us from the squares in olden Porto to the modernity of the contemporary city as one goes from the generic to the specific, from the expansive public space to the detail of the craftsman. This transition is always amazingly done in a natural way.