São João da Foz Church

Porto

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Description

The old church of São João Baptista (1527-1548), product of the patronage of D. Miguel da Silva, abbot of Santo Tirso and Bishop of Viseu, at the mouth of the Douro river, was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Portugal. The church was, however, absorbed by the construction of the fort with the same name, begun in 1570. The space of the nave was transformed into the fort's parade ground and the hexagonal body of the main chapel was adapted to become the fortress' oratory. Among the characteristics of the primitive construction, the entablature of the nave, the original decoration in window-frames inserted in memorial panels (tabula ansata, fastened to a chain by knots), the triumphal arch and the main chapel (including the florentine-styled dome) remain preserved .

Produced Material

The work developed by the students consisted in the survey of the existing structures, producing a photographic archive and drawings of the current state of the building. From these drawings, and based on the analysis of the available written and graphic information, a hypothesis it was developed that seeks to reconstitute the primitive church, disappeared with the construction of the military structure.

Photographic Record

Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013
Students photographic record  ·  2013

Documents

Detail of «Planta Geográfica da Barra da Cidade do Porto» (1789), de Teodoro de Sousa Maldonado
Detail of «Perspetiva da Entrada da Barra da Cidade do Porto e Fortaleza que a defende» (1790) B.P.M.P.
Detail of «Margens do Douro - Castello de S. João da Foz» (1848), de Cesário Augusto Pinto

Survey Drawings

Site plan
Ground floor
Plan at the windows level
Cross section to east
Cross section to west
Longitudinal section to south
Section-elevation to north
Longitudinal section to north
Section-elevation to south

Interpretation Drawings

Interpretation Proposal - plans
Interpretation Proposal - elevation and cross sections
Interpretation Proposal - side elevation
Interpretation proposal - longitudinal section
Proposal for the facade, by Nelson Ladeira

Sketchbook

Nelson Ladeira  ·  2012/2013
Nelson Ladeira  ·  2012/2013
Nelson Ladeira  ·  2012/2013

Bibliography

  • AFONSO, José Ferrão – "A herança do muratore e o caminho de Coimbra: consuetudo, sprezzatura e a arquitectura religiosa do Noroeste portugues na segunda metade do seculo XVIII". In Actas do II Congresso Histórico de Amarante – Património, arte e arqueologia. [S.l.]: s.n. : 2008. Vol.2, Tomo 1, p. 172-238
  • BARROCA, Mário Jorge – As Fortificações do Litoral Portuense. Lisboa : Edições INAPA, D.L., 2001
  • MOREIRA, Rafael – "D. Miguel da Silva e as origens da arquitectura do Renascimento em Portugal". Mundo da Arte. II série, Nº 1 (1988), p. 5-23
  • MOREIRA, Rafael – "Um exemplo: São João da Foz, de igreja a fortaleza". In A arquitectura militar na Expansão Portuguesa. Porto: Comissão Nacional para as comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 1994, p. 57-69
  • OSÓRIO – Maria Isabel – "Intervenção arqueológica no Castelo de São João da Foz: novos elementos para a reconstituição dos espaços". In A arquitectura militar na Expansão Portuguesa. Porto: Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 1994, p. 71-80
  • SIPA | DGPC

Credits

André Pimentel  ·  Davide Lourenço  ·  José Cunha  ·  Nelson Ladeira  ·  Raul Santos

2012/2013