The
conversion of the eighteenth century parochial house required an
approach to current demands of comfort, which led to a reformulation
of the living areas, creating a new functional distribution.
Integrating the contemporary habitat and programatic requirements,
the use of a new language is a way to highlight and enhance the
existing one.
The
wooden window frames were replaced by stainless steel ones, that are
invisible from the exterior and provide a more direct illumination of
all the interior space. The irregularly shaped glass lantern runs
through the upper floor and illuminates the indoor pool, as well as
it separates two different areas of the living upstairs. All the
other constructive and decorative elements suffered a complete
restore, in order to fix existing pathologies that could affect the
durability of the building.
The
dialogue between new and existing forms is thereby based in relations
of respect, knowledge and detail, contributing to the formal
definition of the new programatic use.