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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Casa no Príncipe Real in Lisbon, Portugal by Camarim ArquitectosJanuary 6th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Camarim Arquitectos Located a few metres from the Garden of Príncipe Real in Lisbon, this 41 m² plot allows the construction of a small 5-storey urban house for a family.  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido
 Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido The exiguity of the plot has led us to a scheme where each floor has a different function and layout and all floors connect through a vertical atrium of variable geometry, providing a naturally-lit cadenced, progressive route. In addition to its spatial qualities, the atrium works as a thermal chimney for passive cooling during spring and summer and allows air renewal throughout the year.  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido The building’s skin is a contemporary approach to the tiles covering the former building, which was in advanced state of decay. We defined a set of abstract rules to transform the original tile’s motif in an abstract pattern, embodied in 3 distinct media: a flat-tile base, a bas-relief-tile body and a perforated-steel, light-permeable, entablature.  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido Hard as it would be to plan a typical construction site in such a small plot, we opted for a light steel construction system – LSF – which has an excellent thermal and acoustic performance. It is the first building in Lisbon made with this system.  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido CAMARIM – PROFILE Vasco Matias Correia and Patrícia Sousa founded Camarim in 2007 with the ambition of creating spatial solutions that make life easier and rewarding. Our work has attracted the attention of magazines, books, documentaries and universities from several countries from America to Asia. We believe this acknowledgement is due to the energy that we invest in the conception and details of all our projects.  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Nelson Garrido  Image Courtesy © Camarim Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Camarim Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Camarim Arquitectos
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