the shop
A glass-cube space located in the Club’s reception area, The Shop offers a range of exciting products, from designer clothing to carefully selected objects capturing all the latest trends and offering an impeccable consumer experience.
WELCOME TO
THE CLUB
THE PORTO ARTS CLUB IS A REMARKABLE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE THAT IS BOTH ELEGANT AND INTERACTIVE
THE Club
Tailored to members’ needs, the Club’s spaces include the Club Room, the Multi Use Space, The Blue Bar, a Chef’s Kitchen and various outdoor spaces, such as an amphitheater and a sunbathing terrace.
the multi use space
Our most versatile space, The Multi Use Space is designed to accommodate a variety of programs, from our wellness activities to revitalize your physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing, to our contemporary curated exhibitions including works from private collections.
culinary
culture
The seasonal program offers the opportunity to attend events by chefs, pâtissiers, winemakers, mixologists and sommeliers.
On a daily basis the Club offers small plates and dishes re-interpreting local and international food classics to be paired with our wine selection.
Pop-Up Events
Throughout the year, the Club invites chefs, mixologists, winemakers and food and beverage professionals to populate the Club with innovative ideas and products on all things food and beverage offering a range of culinary and drinking experiences.
outdoor
spaces
The Porto Arts Club offers several outdoor spaces across its beautiful grounds. The Club’s outdoor spaces can be connected and are perfect for seasonal parties and social events or activities taking place in the lush gardens surrounded by greenery.
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THE blue bar
The last work by Trix and Robert Haussmann.
The Blue Bar is a members-only cocktail bar destined to become an instant classic and a destination for all design lovers.
When asked to design a bar in Foz by Porto, Swiss architects Trix and Robert Haussmann were already in their late eighties and worked on the commission for two years. Acknowledging the omnipresent blue and white Azulejo tiles which they reinterpreted as an illusion, they called their bar a Portuguese Dream.
Drawing inspiration from Porto and the Atlantic Ocean as well as the legacy of sailors and explorers and the spirit of adventure and discovery, The Blue Bar continues the architects’ longstanding subversion of historical design ideals, from 16th-century mannerism to 20th-century Modernism.
Trix Haussmann has remained involved in every aspect of The Blue Bar’s construction throughout the project’s development.
Photo by Maurice Haas.
About
Trix & Robert
Haussmann
Trix (born 1933) and Robert Haussmann (1931–2021) may be counted among the most important Swiss architects of the second half of the twentieth century. Their multifaceted work ranges from architecture and product design to furniture and textiles and is characterised by the creative play of function and form. They designed the Zurich Central underground railway station (including the iconic Da Capo Bar), the Passage Galleria in Hamburg, the legendary Weinberg shops (amongst them the Lanvin boutique), the famous Kronenhalle Bar, and many other successful experiments in artistic and handcrafted furniture and interiors.
Since founding their “Allgemeine Entwurfsanstalt” in 1967, they have been pioneers in breaking with the premises of modern canonical orders and concepts, reinterpreting playfully the linguistic dogmas of architecture theories (Manierismo critico).
