Cloister Pass reopens a 17th-century courtyard that had been sealed off behind commercial frontages for over a century. Our intervention was twofold: a careful restoration of the lime stonework, and a pair of new cor-ten steel portals that mark the entry from each adjoining street.
architecture
Cloister Pass
A pedestrian passage carved through a 17th-century city block, restoring a forgotten cloister as public space.
Project Sheet
The facts of the work — its measurements, timeline, and the hands that shaped it.
- Location
- Porto, Portugal
- Year
- 2023
- Category
- architecture
The Brief
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