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Project • By RISCO Architects • Cultural Centres
Beato Convent Events Centre
The dozen or so buildings that make up the Convento do Beato complex date from a number of different eras. They include the old church, what remains of the old convent and several buildings constructed mainly for industrial use in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The convent’s original cloister, chapter room, refectory, staircase and library have all survived and have been put to use as an Events Centre for a number of years now.
The project developed by RISCO, for Beato Lux, includes the remodelling of the Events Centre and the renovation/refurbishment of the remaining buildings for new uses, namely, services in the old church and housing in the old industrial buildings. The project also includes the construction o... More