Places
Centro de Criação Almada (former Mala Voadora)
Júlio José de Brito / José Capela
c. 1930 / 2013
Saturday
Sunday
Mala Voadora
Regular Visits
Tours
Sat 10h30, Arch. José Capela
Themes
Maximum 20 people per visit
No reservation required; first-come, first-served
Photography allowed
Description
The building is situated at numbers 277 and 283 Rua do Almada, just a few metres from Porto City Hall. Júlio José de Brito, a renowned architect and engineer from Porto, designed it in the late 1930s (at the same time as he was also designing the Rivoli Theatre) to serve as a warehouse for iron and steel. It is an unusual building in the city’s context – an explicitly modernist structure set amongst the traditional housing of Porto’s city centre.
The building is suitable for a wide range of uses and comprises: a black-box theatre with a retractable seating area seating 50 people; a multi-purpose hall with a bar area; the ‘Piscina’ – a multi-purpose terrace with a lounge area; and two self-contained studios, each capable of accommodating up to four people.
The building currently belongs to the Porto Network of Arts Centres, an initiative from the Porto City Counsil.
From the Mala Voadora website
Location
Rua do Almada, 277-283
Directions: Google Maps / Apple Maps
Public Transport
Subway: Linhas A, B, C, D, E e F - Trindade/Aliados
Bus: STCP 200, 201, 207, 208, 300, 302, 305, 400, 501, 901, 904, 905, 906