Article source: Mayer & Selders Architecture

The task was to remodel an existing single floor residence, part of a semi-detached house, and to build an-other floor. Building regulations demand to leave 3m to the limits, even to the line that divides the plot and the building in the middle, so only part of the building could be lifted up. Our aim was to create something that is still part of the original building, especially because the other half would not be altered, but also to go one step further, giving the new part a contemporary look and distinguish it from the old.

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• Architects: Mayer & Selders Architecture
• Project: Casa PEC
• Location: Caniço, Madeira Island, Portugal
  
• Lead Architects: Dirk Mayer
  
• Photography: Dirk Mayer
  
• Other Participants
  
  • Susanne Selders (Architect) Elizabeth Nobrega (Architect)
• Gross Built Area (square meters or square foot): 210 m2
• Completion Year: 2017

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