Houses in Loulé, Portugal

The one on the right has a stepped zig-zag motif on its parapet

These Art Deco houses are located in Loulé, a town in the interior of Portugal’s southern Algarve region. All of them are single-storey bungalows, and it is their unique parapets which make them attractive.

A collection of vertical rectangles adorns this one

Clinica do Carmo, Loulé (demolished)

A balance of horizontal and vertical.

The southernmost region of Portugal is known as the Algarve, and this is where we find the city of Loulé. The Clinica Do Carmo was located at Avenida José da Costa Mealha 94 and had a variety of rectilinear decorative elements on its façade. Sadly, Global Art Deco has been informed that this building no longer exists. We will leave the photos for reference, particularly as it was an attractive example of Portuguese Art Deco.

Clinica do Carmo’s façade.