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Sumit Singhal
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.

Hostel in Parede, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

 
September 18th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

The interior of this building was in a state of ruin but, despite that, its roof was still standing. Its complex geometry, with four corner pyramidal volumes, determined the project structure and interior partitions, dividing the plan into 9 modules. In the centre module, a staircase joins the three floors, contaminating the space with its yellow glow and natural light coming from above. Its drastically rounded corners carry, in a hidden way, all the building’s vertical services.

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  • Architects: Aurora Arquitectos + FURO
  • Project: Hostel in Parede
  • Location: Cascais, Portugal
  • Photography: do mal o menos

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We were asked to consider the project as having a high level of flexibility in terms of future use. A Hostel at first, capable of becoming a single-family house with little changes. This is how the autonomous volumes containing the bathrooms came to be, easily removable should one want larger bedrooms.

The overall building’s structure also derived from the logic of easy future transformation. The main structural grid is composed by laminated steel, with light steel framing in slabs and walls.

On the upper floor, there are 4 bedrooms, each one with a bathroom within an autonomous volume.

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At entrance level, there is the front desk, common areas that can be used by all guests – kitchen and dining/living room.

The semi-basement is also occupied with bedrooms. There is an exterior passage, completely painted in blue, that connects directly the front of the house and the back patio. This patio facing east, with two trees, will be an outdoor lounge area.

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Image Courtesy © Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

Basement Floor Plan – 1. Room, 2. Laundry-room, 3. Bathroom, 4 Garage, 5. Courtyard, Image Courtesy © Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

Ground Floor Plan – 1. Entrance hall / reception, 2. Kitchen, 3. Dining-room, 4. Living-room, 5. Bathroom, 6. Room, Image Courtesy © Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

First Floor Plan – 1. Room, 2. Bathroom, Image Courtesy © Aurora Arquitectos + FURO

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Categories: Hostel, Lounge, space




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