090
Fala Atelier
Ricardo Loureiro
A ground floor shop and its basement were to be converted into an apartment. An extension in the back was demolished to provide a garden, from which the new house would become the plinth to a cheerless 1960s housing block. The longitudinal spaces are defined by a straight white wall on one side and a composite wall on the opposite. While the walls play their own formal game, the position of the doors and finishes remain the same on both levels.
The inner logic also dictates the façade on the garden side, acting as if the house were one very tall level. In fact, both levels have floor to ceiling glass openings towards the outside, thanks to a new staircase dug in front of the garden. As the load-bearing structure of the building goes through the project, its visual presence is challenged by claddings of marble and mirrors. The glorious stone pattern extends outside as a black and white striped frieze marking the perimeter of the garden, a grand horizontal window framing the context.
habitats
↪ With major societal transitions ahead, how will we redefine the domestic spaces of the future?
090
Fala Atelier
Ricardo Loureiro
A ground floor shop and its basement were to be converted into an apartment. An extension in the back was demolished to provide a garden, from which the new house would become the plinth to a cheerless 1960s housing block. The longitudinal spaces are defined by a straight white wall on one side and a composite wall on the opposite. While the walls play their own formal game, the position of the doors and finishes remain the same on both levels.
The inner logic also dictates the façade on the garden side, acting as if the house were one very tall level. In fact, both levels have floor to ceiling glass openings towards the outside, thanks to a new staircase dug in front of the garden. As the load-bearing structure of the building goes through the project, its visual presence is challenged by claddings of marble and mirrors. The glorious stone pattern extends outside as a black and white striped frieze marking the perimeter of the garden, a grand horizontal window framing the context.
habitats
↪ With major societal transitions ahead, how will we redefine the domestic spaces of the future?
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