the former-residence is implanted in the northeast corner of "praça carlos alberto", delimited laterally by the "travessa das oliveiras" and encircled by buildings dating from the 18th and 19th century. the building is in near proximity to the third order carmelites' church, the old carmelite convent, fountain of leões, the old faculty of sciences building of the university of porto, the clerics tower and the former courthouse and jail of porto.