THE FIRST SIZA

The First Siza is a documentary about “The Four Houses in Matosinhos”, Álvaro Siza’s first completed project, designed while he was still a student.

Sixty years after the completion of the four houses, Siza revisits them alongside his first client, who owns one of the homes. This reunion offers an opportunity to reflect on beginnings: how an early work reveals the ambitions and concerns that would remain central throughout his career.

Through testimonies from Siza, the residents, and architecture critic Francesco Dal Co, the documentary explores how architecture and the lives of those who inhabit it intertwine and shape one another.