Strange building in São Pedro do Sul Photo

Photographer’s Note

I am posting this one mostly for the sake of the TE motto ("learning about the world through photography"), because this little town of the Northern Portugal isn't represented yet here (the existing posts were taken outside the town).

I know nothing about this strange building which style isn't a so rare vision in Portugal.

It is on what looks like the main square, in front of a small park, opposite of the Town Hall. I am relegating the photo of these to WS because its sharpness and light aren't good.

São Pedro do Sul is the siege of a municipality located in a quite scenic hilly and verdant region famous for the thermal resort that has its name.

Location (latitude, longitude): 40.7622,-8.0622

pauloog, paura, celmaleite, bakes888, PaulVDV, jhm, shevchenko, lucasgalodoido, maloutim has marked this note useful

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pauloog (6406) 2009-06-20 12:24

Hello Jose,
A surrealistic construction! Well captured in this fitting central and frontal view.
Regards,
Paul

Morac (20265) 2009-06-20 13:25

Bonsoir José
C'est vrai que cette construction est étrange et surréaliste, et comme la vocation de TE est de montrer le monde tel qu'il est : voilà qui est fait.
Bon weekend
Amicalement
Marc

alvaraalto (5231) 2009-06-20 14:04

Dag Jose,

I do like this unexpected and very imaginative solution of expanding an old building with a very modern solution.
The colours and the proportion of the rectangles are adjust to each other. The rest is totally different. A thrilling choice of the architect.

Groet Rob

paura (38278) 2009-06-20 15:04

José,
O visual é absolutamente interessante. O evidente contraste propiciou um grande trabalho.

Abraço

Paulo

ciakgiak (10528) 2009-06-20 16:25

Hello Jose,
and in effect this is a really strange type of architecture, I don't know what style it could be called. Thanks a lot for sharing, in rtha perfect spirit of TE. Congratulation.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

celmaleite (2681) 2009-06-20 16:47

Belíssima arquitetura e harmonia de cores. Perfeito enquadramento e nitidez. Parabéns, abraço

bakes888 (18137) 2009-06-20 20:53

Hi José. This is an unusual blend of old and new styles, almost like they added a whole new building to the back of an existing one. Well captured with good symmetry and detail. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good Sunday, Paul.

ribeiroantonio (21885) 2009-06-21 0:29

Para mim, isto é um exemplo do mau gosto dos arquitectos. Colocar a bonita fachada de um edifício antigo dentro de um caixote moderno! E o pior é que está no centro histórico da terra, pelo que dizes na nota. Como não fazem a manutenção do prédio, o resultado está bem visívl lá no cimo. Uma tristeza!!!
António

PaulVDV (5156) 2009-06-21 2:24

Hello José,
Thanks for this picture of the blend of different architectural styles.
I guess the architect(s) wanted to provoke discussions about it. Anyway this building doesn't remain unnoticed.
I wish I could also have a look at it from the left or from the right side.
Best regards, Paul

jhm (82297) 2009-06-21 4:01

Hello José,

Indeed here we can learn through photography.
Extraordinarily architecture through the combination between the different architecture subjects.
The horizontal composition, what you here have built, a meticulously perfect picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John

xuaxo (5703) 2009-06-21 9:04

Olá José,
Realmente era difícil arranjar outro título. "Estranho" é o mínimo que se pode dizer. Até parece que fotografaste a fachada "central" e depois arranjaste uma "moldura" estrambólica.
Podia ter sido também uma colagem mal sucedida :-)
Mas não. Houve alguém que conseguiu superar tudo isso e produzir esta coisa. Para ainda ficar mais esquisito estão aquelas flores lá em cima de um lado e o anúncio da imobiliária do outra.
Enfim, um belo apanhado.
O WS, apesar das dificuldades, até está agradável, com aquelas ilhas de verdura.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

shevchenko (9862) 2009-06-21 21:24

Hello Jose,
Good contrast between old and new, good discover on it at a quite town, unique foreground old style building in flat roof top, attractive two potted plants on the flat roof top, the little trees at both sides of staircase create good balancing of symmetry too, tidy shoot to show it, well done.
Ally

Flavia (10202) 2009-06-22 7:34

Ola Jose,

Realmente engracado este predio! Parece que ele esta encaixotado.

Abracos,

Flavia

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-06-22 8:54

Olá José,
que contrução bizarra essa, mas são muito comuns aqui em minha cidade também, afinal imóveis antigos são tombados pelo patrimônio histórico, mas a especulação imobiliária é tão forte, que controem edifícios mais modernos mantendo a fachada original, mas eu não aprovo. De qualquer forma uma bela fotografia.
Parabéns e Abraço

ilDottore (4002) 2009-06-28 5:37

Hi Jose,
This building is maybe a little bizzare, but this is one of most creative architectonic ideas, I saw!
Thank you for sharing this very inspiring image.
Architect here had a really free mind!
Greetings from Dublin!
Chris

maloutim (3939) 2009-06-30 23:41

Bonjour Jose!
Elle est vraiment marrante cette photo! Je suppose que l'architecte a voulu marier l'ancien et le moderne! Je trouve que c'est moyennement réussi: l'ancienne maison est adorable, avec même ses deux jardinières sur le toit; Je pense qu'il eût mieux valu qu'elle reste toute seule, entourée d'un parc!
Mais la photo est bien prise et l'envoi intéressant!
Merci du partage!
Amicalement.
Marie Louise.

macjake (1554) 2009-11-02 10:05

Hello Jose

you're so right, TE is all about learning about other countries and about photography itself.
This post, certainly does that!
One of the more interesting scenes i've seen in a while.
Seem so out of place.
The photo itself is very clear and sharp.
Well done!
Craig