HOSPITALITY

MARATONA RESTAURANT

Caldas da Rainha . 2015 extension

Year
2015
Location
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Team
Jorge Sousa Santos, Renato Franco, Marcos Barradas
Client
Maratona

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About the project

The project proposes the continuity of the restaurant’s interior space into the public domain of the city. The intervention is structured around the creation of a covered terrace, understood as a direct extension of the restaurant onto the paved square.

The new exterior structure takes the form of a timber pergola, defined by a system of curved columns supporting a shading grid. This device creates a permeable overhead plane, providing solar protection without obstructing natural light or visual relationships with the surrounding urban fabric.

Inside, the material strategy maintains a logic of continuity. Vertical timber slats line walls and ceilings, contributing to acoustic comfort and spatial definition.

The selective introduction of planted surfaces and a controlled lighting system reinforces the continuity between interior and exterior, consolidating a unified atmosphere in which architecture, use and public space are articulated without rupture.