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Rehabilitation of a 1990s Villa in Lisbon, Portugal
Rehabilitation of a 1990s Villa in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
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Rehabilitation of a 1990s Villa in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2026
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
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When SABRAB Architecture first visited the site, the house had been abandoned for years. The 1970s structure stood derelict among the pines: a collapsing tile roof, shattered window frames, and a garden reclaimed by wild vegetation. Yet beneath the decay, the original building revealed genuine qualities — a privileged position within the pine forest, and a well-conceived L-shaped volume opening generously onto the garden.
Rather than demolish and rebuild, the project chose to listen to the existing house. The rehabilitation preserves the original geometry and spatial logic while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens. The L-shaped composition was retained and enhanced, with both floors now opening onto the garden and pool through expansive glazing that dissolves the boundary between interior and exterior.
The material palette was entirely reconsidered. Timber cladding establishes a dialogue with the surrounding pine forest; light-toned stone brings brightness and calm to the façades; frameless glass balustrades free the views from the upper floor. A new roof integrates photovoltaic panels, bringing the house in line with contemporary energy standards without compromising the clean roofline.
Outside, the abandoned grounds were redesigned as a true outdoor living landscape: a swimming pool, lounge areas, timber decking, and planting selected for the local climate. The relationship between house and garden was drawn so that the exterior reads as a natural extension of the interior spaces.
The result is a house that does not deny its past but transforms it. From a ruin emerged a luminous, contemporary home, deeply rooted in its landscape — proof that rehabilitation can be a richer architectural act than building anew, preserving embodied memory, structure, and place.
Rather than demolish and rebuild, the project chose to listen to the existing house. The rehabilitation preserves the original geometry and spatial logic while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens. The L-shaped composition was retained and enhanced, with both floors now opening onto the garden and pool through expansive glazing that dissolves the boundary between interior and exterior.
The material palette was entirely reconsidered. Timber cladding establishes a dialogue with the surrounding pine forest; light-toned stone brings brightness and calm to the façades; frameless glass balustrades free the views from the upper floor. A new roof integrates photovoltaic panels, bringing the house in line with contemporary energy standards without compromising the clean roofline.
Outside, the abandoned grounds were redesigned as a true outdoor living landscape: a swimming pool, lounge areas, timber decking, and planting selected for the local climate. The relationship between house and garden was drawn so that the exterior reads as a natural extension of the interior spaces.
The result is a house that does not deny its past but transforms it. From a ruin emerged a luminous, contemporary home, deeply rooted in its landscape — proof that rehabilitation can be a richer architectural act than building anew, preserving embodied memory, structure, and place.
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