白色是最豐富的顏色——葡萄牙Grândola高齡活動中心

座落於葡萄牙賽圖巴（Setúbal）區域格蘭杜拉小城（Grândola）附近，這座純白色的建築由里斯本的Aires Mateus建築工作室設計，成了當地社區的活動中心。
Designed by Lisbon-based architecture studio Aires Mateus, this monolithic white structure serves as a community meeting center, situated in Grândola, a small town in Portugal’s Setúbal district.

房子外觀是一座平坦樸實的梯形，而純粹亮眼的白賦予房屋獨特風格，立面上造型獨特的開口更為空間營造出奇特又特殊的體驗。這些開口或作為建築的出入口，或作為窗，讓這座充滿歷史的建築與周遭優美的環境產生連結。走入室內，這棟一層樓高的建築最引人入勝的便是其複雜的天花板結構。與簡約平整的外牆相反，特殊挑高設計，彷彿設計師將尖針刺入天花板，將頭頂空間擠壓成一個個直通屋頂的四面錐體，為寬敞無隔間的空間平添了立體與結構感。錐體頂端的小小開口成了天窗，陽光從洞口進入室內，充分點亮空間的同時，也因結構而增加了明與暗的對比。日光隨著時間的流逝轉變，空間裡是光與影的舞會。
With a trapeze-shaped plan, the structure is characterized by a monochromatic color scheme and dramatic apertures cut into its façades, providing entrance points or windows framing views out to the historic buildings that hem the site. Inside, the layout of the single-story building is defined by the complex ceiling, which contrasts the simple exterior form. Openings in the roof enable that the entire structure is brightly and naturally illuminated.

與垂直的結構相對，視線範圍內的水平空間是一片通透，機能性的小房間則以圍繞在空間周圍，維持視線的寬敞開放。作為老年會議中心，該建築包括展覽區、自助餐廳和配套的衛生設施。

A complete horizontal clearness outlines the space as a whole, which opposes to the weight of the vertical voids with atmosphere. These programmatic requirements informed the schemes interior layout, with modestly sized rooms at the building’s perimeter surrounding a more substantial volume at the center of the plan. As an elderly meeting center, the building includes an area for exhibitions, a cafeteria, and supporting sanitary facilities.