Diogo de Castilho Prize

The big winner was the ‘ERPI Coimbra’ project, a rehabilitation of the former A Ideal factory into a residential facility for the elderly. Designed by Nuno Valentim, Arquitectura, Lda, the project received a prize of 10,000 euros, which was awarded during the City Day celebrations on July 4.

Two honorable mentions were also awarded: to “Gelataria Doppo”, a renovation project in Praça do Comércio, by architect João Mendes Ribeiro; and to “Conjunto Judiaria Velha”, a renovation project in Rua Corpo de Deus, by architect Hugo Miguel Resende Tocha de Carvalho.

In addition to the award-winning works, the competition also included the “University of Coimbra Tourism Kiosk”, located on Rua Larga (under the portico linking the Physics and Chemistry Departments), with the University of Coimbra as the promoter and the project by João Mendes Ribeiro; and the “Figueirinhas Collective Housing”, rehabilitation of a property located on Rua Martins de Carvalho (18 and 20), promoted by the company BRGE, Lda, and with a project by Hugo Miguel Resende Tocha de Carvalho.

Mention should also be made of the participation in the competition for the “Casa em Eiras” project, a single-family building located in Rua Alfredo de Freitas, promoted by Dora Filipa Cunha Fachada, with an architectural project by Luísa de Andrade Campos Bebiano Correia Mendes Ribeiro; and the “Colégio de Jesus” project, a general project to create accessibility at the Colégio de Jesus of the University of Coimbra, located in Rua Inácio Duarte, co-authored by Alexandre Barreto Saraiva Dias and Pedro Jorge Brígida Pires.

The exhibition is free to enter and can be visited during Coimbra City Hall opening hours.