Vilarinha House in Porto, Portugal by Luís Peixoto, Arquitecto

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The project derives from the need of rehabilitating a semi-detached house, integrated in a State subsidized neighbourhood built in the second half of the 1950s. Its location, next to a large urban area, has become attractive for younger families. However, due to the small scale of the house and considerable partitioning of interior spaces, it was necessary to intervene in order to increase the living areas and to update them to a more modern way of utility. The expansion of the living space was then thought through the redefinition of the pre-existing rooms and the use of the exterior space, with the construction of an autonomous volume, which is assumed as a new archetype, different from the affordable house of the 1950s. Functionally, the bedrooms remain in the pre-existing building, while the extension receives the social spaces. The strategy of the project was based on this separation between the two constructions, emphasizing the language and materiality that the new detached volume assumes, with a clear allusion to the work of Mies van der Rohe. This light and transparent construction presents itself as a counterpoint to the compact volume of stone basement and roof. Together, one archetype does not cancel the other, being that they complement each other and value their identity by matching the different ages of the neighbourhood. The point of mediation and connection between the two distinct moments of the house is marked by the entrance door.

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• Architects: Luís Peixoto, Arquitecto
• Project: Vilarinha House
• Location: Rua Meixomil, 159, 4100-339 Porto
• Photography: Arménio Teixeira
  
• Lead Architect: Luís Peixoto
  
• Team: Peixoto Monteiro Arquitectos
  
• Collaborators: Carlos Ribeiro, Luciana Rocha, Rodrigo Gorjão Henriques
  
• Engineer: Eng. Luis Seabra – Mofase – engenharia
  
• Builder: Cerdwork
  
• Consultants: Mofase Engenharia
  
• Budget: 300 000 €
  
• Built Area (m2): 179.47 m2
  
• Completion Year: 2017
  

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Tags: Porto, Portugal

Categories: Apartments, House, Interiors, Residential

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