Showing posts with label - CASCAIS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label - CASCAIS. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2012

COFFERED WOOD CEILING

The coffered ceiling came from an 18th century church nearby. Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

CARAVEL PAINTED CEILING
























Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais

TILED COLUMN



Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais. Reclaimed tiles and ceiling, and a room shape that is most bizarre. The house was done in two phases, so perhaps the architect was forced to adapt the new wing to the old. Or perhaps he just wanted to pretend like he had to. In any case, he had fun.

Monday, June 11, 2012

GLAZED PORCH
























Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais, Raul Lino.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

STONE MANTELPIECE




Raul Lino, Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais. The texture of the limestone pieces is softened at the edges and chiseled inside, and this is carried through right down to the moldings.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

LIGHTHOUSE INTERIORS



























Farol de Santa Marta, Cascais. Although the lighthouse was subjected to an atrocious "restoration" recently, the interior of the tower itself seems pretty much left untouched - except for the already crumbling plaster on the walls. The floor is composed of encaustic tiles.