ESQVTA acquired and refurbished a luxury apartment that would permit access to national and international public to the 15 year old ESQVTA’s aesthetic and lifestyle that had until that point only been available to clients.
Corpo Atelier, an Architecture and Art Studio focused on the exploration and expansion of the architectural fundamental elements, unveils its latest ‘ Single House Between Two White Walls ’ project in Portugal.
The Patio House is a private residence designed by Portuguese studio Guedes Cruz Arquitectos. Like a wall in a Castle not in stone, but in concrete, glass and wood. Not to for protection but because of the neighbours and the strong Atlantic Wind. A Patio house with a Mediterranean country culture in the hardness Atlantic Coast.
Portuguese studio Arriba has renovated Bica do Sapato Apartment, turning it into a spacious and full of light home. From the first day we visited this site, we understood the potential of this curious layout. It resembled a maze with several heights, features we ended up exploring on a deeper level later.
Architects: Corpo Atelier / Filipe Paixão Project: Wood Structure Inside Stone Walls / Single House Refurbishment Location: Sernancelhe, Portugal Photography: Ricardo Oliveira Alves Architecture studio Corpo Atelier has renovated and restructured an old stone outbuilding in a rural area of northern Portugal, adding a bulky wood structure behind its thick masonry walls. From the architect:
Architecture surrounds you every minute. At Arriba we want to enhance how you experience everyday life through the reinterpretation of the spaces you live in, from the door handle, to the room, to the city.
This apartment, located in the old Mouraria neighborhood from Lisbon, Portugal, has suffered many transformations over the years, which involved various partitions of the space. The relationship with the street was under-explored and the connections between social and private areas were ambiguous.
This Estoril house was built in 1923 and is owned by the Portuguese architect Ricardo Morena, who faced one of the most difficult tasks for an architect, namely to redesign his own house. He aimed to enhance the sense of freedom and better connect the interior with the exterior.
