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Casa do Conto Hotel

Contributed by Tânia Raposo on Jan 30th, 2018. Artwork published in .
Casa do Conto Hotel 1
Photographs: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG. License: All Rights Reserved.

Casa do Conto (or House of Tales in English) is more than your average hotel. It is a place where you go and do not want to leave your room. I won’t write a full review of the hotel, as this is not the place for it, but if you are planning a trip to Oporto — as you should — stay there!

The R2 ceilings give it an extra layer of whimsicality. On the studio’s website you can read about the process of getting the letters into the concrete:

“the phrases were set into concrete panels using Styrofoam letters placed in a formwork. The use of concrete set limitations such as type size to ensure legibility, as well as depth of the letters which was conditioned by the steel bracing of the concrete slabs. The design and execution of the project took nearly three months.”

Every room has a story from different author related to the city and its architecture. Which makes you want to explore the building, and come back to stay in different rooms.

You can see some pictures of the process at R2 Facebook page. Architects: Pedra Líquida.

[This entry was originally published by Tânia Raposo on 23 March 2013. It was expanded with additional images provided by 205TF on 30 January 2018.]

Lounge ceiling
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Lounge ceiling

Reception ceiling
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Reception ceiling

Suite Residence AT
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Suite Residence AT

Suite Residence AD
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Suite Residence AD

Suite Residence AD ceiling
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Suite Residence AD ceiling

Suite Residence NG
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Suite Residence NG

Suite Residence NG ceiling
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Suite Residence NG ceiling

Suite Avenue JF
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Suite Avenue JF

Suite Avenue PB
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Suite Avenue PB

Suite Avenue PB ceiling
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Suite Avenue PB ceiling

Suite Avenue FL
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Suite Avenue FL

Casa do Conto Hotel 13
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Casa do Conto Hotel 14
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Casa do Conto Hotel 15
Photographs: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG. License: All Rights Reserved.

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