two chimneys on both buildings... Was it intentional or not? Where the architect Souto Moura got his idea? Was it something that the Cascais Mayor Capucho asked for? "-If Sintra has two chimneys, we also have to have in Cascais!! " Or was it the Egypt pyramids? Or even two anthills from Africa? Probably was nothing to do about it and make guys like me staying thinking about it... And making the normal human being watching over and over again!!! Great architects are like artists...Always want to keep our atention focus in their piece of art.
Nice place to visit and to have lunch! Unfortunatly there wasn't dessert... And beware, don't take pictures inside. Not even inside the restaurant. Only outside of the building. On the shopping store there are some nice portuguese oldies. Like soap and pencils. Even my father told me that he often cut his hands when playing with cars made of brass.
The location is just behind the Sea Museum " Museu do Mar" in Cascais near the "Cidadela" Fortress.
http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/?G=monumentos.ver&artid=21470&distritoid=11"House of Stories Paula Rego - Museum
Cascais has a new tourist attraction with the international official opening of the House of Stories Paula Rego. This museum is an architectural work of reference and author, signed by the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, honoring and dignifying further work by Paula Rego, who thus gained a reference area in the country of origin of the painter in a modern museum, built from scratch and integrated into the natural landscape and surrounding urban ... The building has 750 m2 of exhibition areas for permanent and temporary, an auditorium with 195 seats, bookstore, bar, support services (office work, workshops, warehouses and technical areas) and spaces for outdoor activities for children. The area hosts a significant collection of works of art;
Donation (for 10 years, renewable for similar periods), 278 drawings and 257 prints for a total of 535 works donated
Loan of 52 paintings by Paula Rego and 15 paintings by Victor Willing, over 206 drawings by Paula Rego and 8 figures (model)
Permanent collection of 34 paintings, 27 drawings and 90 prints
It also works with her husband, Victor Willing, artist and art critic. The House of Stories, Drawings and Paula Rego enrich the cultural offerings and tourist area of Cascais, giving you an added attraction for integrated circuits in domestic and international museum of contemporary art, given the international recognition of Paula Rego. This museum is located in the historic town center, opposite the Parque Marechal Carmona, an area where other equipment of cultural tourism, such as the Centro Cultural de Cascais, the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, the Citadel, the fort and lighthouse Santa Marta and the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Luz" (guia da cidade)
