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Portugal apartment renovation by Mass Lab features a blue modular design

2018-09-14T15:13:00-04:00

Mass Lab has renovated Pinheiro Manso Apartment, located in the center of Porto, Portugal, for an integrated flow of space. The dwelling was previously a disconnected 2 floor typology with small, closed off rooms seeing little sunlight.

Pinheiro Manso Apartment by Mass Lab, located in Porto, Portugal. Image: Mass Lab.

The newly remodeled space features blue wood panelling on the inside and a connected design to the outdoor courtyard. A modular wall contains the different functions of bathrooms, cabinetry, kitchen, and eating area.

Pinheiro Manso Apartment by Mass Lab, located in Porto, Portugal. Image: Mass Lab.

The bedrooms are located on the first floor allowing the basement to used as a social space. A blue wooden staircase was inserted to connect the two floors and serve as a modular wall on the ground floor.

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New social housing project in Paris features a balcony network design

2018-09-11T15:19:00-04:00

A new social housing project by Hardel Le Bihan Architectes was recently completed this year in Paris near the Clignancourt University campus. The 63 housing unit structure is part of a larger development comprised of two apartment buildings and a university cafeteria.

In line with the growing greenbelt, the firm created a large, south-facing open area at the middle of the development and a meadow on the roof of the restaurant.

The project aims to give new language to the architecture of social housing. With a compact design, the structure is elongated by a second, lightweight skin highlighting its verticality.

The network of balconies orchestrates a facade pattern of single and double heights following the floor plan g...