Preserve the identity of the site and the characteristics of the building in question gave us the motto for intervention.
The proposed space appears as a "house inside a house". A massive volume landed into the existing space replicating the geometry of the shape.
To this volume is subtracted the central area resulting in a kind of square, a point of reunion, separating the different functions of the space. The largest of the two volumes houses an informal auditorium, while the second contains an information desk with a storeroom and toilet tucked behind.
Status: Built
Location: Paredes, PT
Firm Role: Architects
Additional Credits: Client: Rota do Românico
Principal Architects: Henrique Marques, Rui Dinis
Project Team: Rui Rodrigues, Sérgio Rocha, Rui Miguel
Finance Director: Carla Duarte - CFO
Engineer: Simetria Vertical, Lda