Casa Gomes Freire

Coimbra, Portugal

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Casa Gomes Freire

Coimbra, Portugal

Firm

TUU - Building Design Management

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2020

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

The building is located in a consolidated urban area and follows the morphological characteristics of the buildings that make up Rua Gomes Freire in Coimbra. The design solution provided for the conversion of the building into a single dwelling spread over three floors and an attic. The goal was to make the most of the pre-existing building while also recovering the existent relationship between the building and the rear courtyard. To this end, we felt it was important to create a relationship between the interior of the house and the backyard that would inspire frequent use of this protected outdoor space.

Recovering this dynamic led the project to distribute part of the program in the backyard, with the construction of a small annex that was given the function of a gymnasium, thus enhancing the use of the exterior also as a distribution and crossing space. The project reconfigured the existing partitioning very occasionally, making the best use of the building's structural layout and its programmatic distribution, while maintaining the originality of the spaces as much as possible.

Honorable Mention, National Urban Rehabilitation Award 2021_Category Best Residential Intervention

Honorable Mention, Diogo de Castilho Municipal Architecture Prize 2021

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Casa Gomes Freire

Coimbra, Portugal

Casa Gomes Freire

Coimbra, Portugal

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