Project: Cella Bar
Architects: FCC Arquitectura
Interior Designers: Paulo Lobo
Area: 322.0 sqm
Photographs: Fernando Guerra  – FG+SG
FCC Arquitectura in collaboration with the Paulo Lobo designers have designed the Cella Bar, located in Lugar da Barca, Madalena, Azores. Cella Bar has an organic architecture, atypical, inspired by the natural environment around the site.
The building is the result of a regenerative transformation and expansion of a small pre-existing structure that had been abandoned for many years. The walls, roof and door frames have been restored, preserving the essential features of the original construction. The interiors were redesigned, shaped to their new roles (e.g. restaurant), and made compatible with current legal requirements.
The new volume is a contemporary creation, exposed to a completely different language. It is an organic, dynamic construction that contrasts with the orthogonal, classical language of the building where it is embedded. The design is defined by great plasticity, both in terms of forms and materials, and is markedly inspired by the natural environment around the site.
Several features of that environment are present in the architecture of the building, including the outline of the island, rocks, whales and wine casks. The new volume acts like a giant sculpture, tailored for its location.
