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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. Entre Portas in Pinhel, Portugal by depA ArchitectsDecember 10th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: depA Architects An old house, in the heart of the city of Pinhel, holds place to a new bar/restaurant which aims to be a reference in the city’s historical center. From the old and dark original house, the proposal kept and took advantage of the solid granite perimetral walls and the wooden roof structure that along with a selective demolition process created a new fluid and bright inside space. From the exposed rock wall a new rocklike volume is built in concrete, organizing the space and the public/service circuits and areas.  Image Courtesy © José Campos
 Image Courtesy © José Campos Thus, on the groundfloor the space for the the toilets has been dug into the rock, enhancing the idea of a strong spacial and material link with the pre-existence. On the ground floor also the cafeteria/bar area is inhabited by the exposed rock on one side and by the new concrete atmosphere on the other. On the upper floor one can find a dinning room and a lounge bar area with double height in dialogue with the ground floor.  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos Throughout the space, the solid rock and concrete textures and colours are balanced by the warm elements in wood beeing them the existing roof structure or the furniture, designed to create scenic moments as the cellars. The façade, facing the main city square, assumes a contemporary language which is coherent with the new interior intervention and with the repetitive composition of the opennings in the logic of the city historical center.  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos Founded in Porto and exploring the complementarity of its members, depA collective is a space for architectural creation and discussion, in terms of architectural projects and their interdisciplinary variables. depA has developed a wide array of highly demanding and different architectural projects, both public and private, including the following: Casa do Rosário, in Porto: a finalist in the 2017 National Architecture Prize in Madeira and selected in the ENOR awards; House of Culture, in Pinhel: a finalist in the FAD 2015 Awards, also won an award as the Best Museography Work, an Honourable Mention for the Best Portuguese Museum from APOM and was selected by the Portuguese Architects Association for the collection, Habitar Portugal 12-14; Housing Block in Avenal, in Condeixa-aNova: won an Honourable Mention in the Tijolo de Face à Vista award, by Vale da Gândara, 2013. In addition to public and private commissions, the studio has developed intense research of architectural projects through participation in numerous international competitions. In this context, it won first prize for the design of the future Santiago Ydáñez Museum of Contemporary Art (2010) in Jaén, Spain, and second prize in the public competition for the rehabilitation of Quinta de Baixo estate (2014), launched by Águas do Porto EM, in Porto and the first prize of the public competition for the design of the Pedestrian Paths linking the riverside with the uptown in Porto.  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © José Campos  Image Courtesy © depA Architects  Image Courtesy © depA Architects  Image Courtesy © depA Architects  Image Courtesy © depA Architects  Image Courtesy © depA Architects  Image Courtesy © depA Architects
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