Facilities

Studios

PADA Studios is a spacious 1000 m2 converted warehouse that historically made jute sacks. It is located in the centre of Baia do Tejo Industrial Park.

Divided into two floors with a mezzanine overlooking the residency studios, the warehouse is home to PADA Gallery and all residency facilities.Located on the ground floor are 10 studios for the International Residency, a workshop for wood and metal, a small dark room and PADA Gallery.

On the first floor there are further studios for Bolsa Barreiro and Alumni Studio, a dedicated work space for the Research Residency, a large living area, communal kitchen and small library.

Each studio includes desk and chair. There is Wi-Fi and residents have 24/7 access.

A row of industrial buildings with different architectural styles and colors, including black, white, yellow, and blue, under a clear blue sky.

Empty industrial or commercial space with columns painted yellow and black stripes, some tables and chairs, stairs at the back, safety fire extinguisher, and minimal decor.

A well-organized woodworking workshop with various power tools, hand tools, and measuring equipment on wooden workbenches and a wall-mounted storage system.

Kitchen with white cabinets, a wooden table with a flower vase, and appliances like a microwave, sink, and stove.

Two women having a conversation in an art gallery or studio with an artwork and work tables visible in the background.

People sitting and standing in a gallery with a large quilt display on the wall.

People shopping and browsing items in an indoor market or thrift store, with tables displaying various objects and a large open space in the background.

Two people in an art gallery, one man and one woman, discussing blue and pink abstract paintings displayed on white walls.

Four people standing around a mailbox in an industrial-style room with high ceilings and natural light, with shadows cast on the floor.

Art gallery with white walls, wooden ceiling, and four paintings, including abstract and cloudy scenes, with a concrete floor and a sculpture on the ground.

Accomodation

The accommodation is a 5 minute walk from the studios and is based within the industrial park, inside four cottages in the old workers quarter. For the past 100 years these houses have been home to the factory workers.

White building with blue trim and red clay tile roof, with several windows and doors, along a paved sidewalk in a sunny neighborhood.

Interior view of a kitchen and dining area with a wooden table and black chairs, a countertop with appliances, and a white door leading outside.

A bedroom with a wooden bed frame, gray and white patterned bedding, two pillows, a folded towel on the bed, a colorful striped rug, a small wooden nightstand with a modern lamp, a window with white curtains, and light wooden flooring.

Minimalist bedroom with a green bed, two matching pillows, folded gray towels on the bed, a white desk with a gray lamp, small multicolored rug, and light wooden flooring, viewed from doorway.

Interior of a room with white walls, a wooden table with black chairs, a green desk lamp, decorative bottles, a colorful abstract painting on the wall, a gray door with a small window, firefighting equipment, and an emergency exit sign on the ceiling

Empty neighborhood street with colorful houses, cobblestone sidewalks, and a pink clock tower in the distance.

Surroundings

Barreiro is a medium-sized city on the South Bank of the River Tagus (20 minutes from Lisbon by ferry), on the northern border of the District of Setúbal.

Barreiro was the main industrial city in Portugal and Spain until 1970 and is known for its political and industrial history. Since the 70’s, Barreiro has been slowly redefining its identity, without losing its main characteristics inherited from history.