Rio
year
2018
location
Beato. Lisboa, Portugal
status
built
program
apartment renovation
team
arriba
photography
Hugo S. Silva
The apartment is inserted in a collective housing building from the 1980s, a period of construction boom in Portugal. It shared some of the issues that characterize many buildings of that time, such as the conflict between spaces and structure, unsatisfactory insulation, dysfunctional organization and inappropriate solar orientation, among other aspects.
We aimed to blend structure and architecture, and to reduce compartments and circulation – thus maximizing natural light through wider areas and lightweight materials. We simplified the layout, and the outcome is a pragmatic connection between social and private areas.
The kitchen is the central element, around which the house is organized. It merges with the living room, from where one can access the previously closed balcony, now opened towards the river.
2018
location
Beato. Lisboa, Portugal
status
built
program
apartment renovation
team
arriba
photography
Hugo S. Silva
The apartment is inserted in a collective housing building from the 1980s, a period of construction boom in Portugal. It shared some of the issues that characterize many buildings of that time, such as the conflict between spaces and structure, unsatisfactory insulation, dysfunctional organization and inappropriate solar orientation, among other aspects.
We aimed to blend structure and architecture, and to reduce compartments and circulation – thus maximizing natural light through wider areas and lightweight materials. We simplified the layout, and the outcome is a pragmatic connection between social and private areas.
The kitchen is the central element, around which the house is organized. It merges with the living room, from where one can access the previously closed balcony, now opened towards the river.
Rio
Beato. Lisboa, 2018
The apartment is inserted in a collective housing building from the 1980s, a period of construction
boom in Portugal. It shared some of the issues that characterize many buildings of that time, such as
the conflict between spaces and structure, unsatisfactory insulation, dysfunctional organization and
inappropriate solar orientation, among other aspects.
We aimed to blend structure and architecture, and to reduce compartments and circulation – thus maximizing natural light through wider areas and lightweight materials. We simplified the layout, and the outcome is a pragmatic connection between social and private areas.
The kitchen is the central element, around which the house is organized. It merges with the living room, from where one can access the previously closed balcony, now opened towards the river.
We aimed to blend structure and architecture, and to reduce compartments and circulation – thus maximizing natural light through wider areas and lightweight materials. We simplified the layout, and the outcome is a pragmatic connection between social and private areas.
The kitchen is the central element, around which the house is organized. It merges with the living room, from where one can access the previously closed balcony, now opened towards the river.
status built
program renovation
team arriba
photography Hugo S. Silva
program renovation
team arriba
photography Hugo S. Silva