Article source: José Andrade Rocha

This house in the historic neighbourhood of Mouraria, Lisbon, suffered many transformations over the years that compartmentalised the space. The relation with the street was under explored and the connections between social and private areas were ambiguous.
The intervention aimed to open the social area to the street, uniting the living room and the kitchen in a gesture that occupies the whole extension of the façade, protecting the bedrooms and allowing serenity or agitation in distinct moments.

Image Courtesy © Ricardo Oliveira Alves

• Architects: José Andrade Rocha
• Project: House in Mouraria
• Location: Mouraria, Portugal
• Photography: Ricardo Oliveira Alves

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