House in Rato

Lisbon, Portugal

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Lapa House

House in Rato

Lisbon, Portugal

Firm

Construir Habitar Pensar

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

Photos

Francisco Nogueira / Architectural Photography (62)

The design consists of the refurbishment and expansion of an existing building in one of Lisbon's historic neighbourhoods. The vernacular characteristics of the front facade were refurbished and clarified. Inside the design aims to create and free space on each floor, enhancing its size and scale, and creating a dialogue between the front and back facades, enabling light to entre through both directions. All technical aspects inherent to a contemporary family house are resolved through a block at the centre of each floor, liberating the side walls, unveiling both facades. The back facade retrieves a rhythm created by windows and balconies, so tipical in Lisbon’s historic architecture. A house priviliging simplicity, flooded with light, highlighting the importance given to the selection of materials and to the details they imply.

• Architects: CHP Arquitectos ( WWW.CHPARQUITECTOS.COM )
• Location: Lisboa, Portugal
• Project Year: 2014
• Photographs: Francisco Nogueira
Foundations and Structures: Engª. Joana Almeida Ribeiro
Building Systems: Engº Manuel Fanica / Artur Paixão
Gas: “About Buildings”
Mechanical, Thermal, Acoustics: : Engº Bruno Anastacio – Arqª Cristina Nobre
Plumbing: Pentta Green
Landscape: Arq. Nuno Mota
Lighting: Light Design Portugal
General Contractors: Engº João Ribeiro (EJR -Sociedade Técnica de Projetos e Construções Lda )