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Porto, PT

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Leixões House Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Leixões House
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
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Leixões House

The house is located in an old fisherman neighbourhood.

As usual the original house is characterized by its small and divided spaces. The previous owners did several loose upgrades in order to deal with the lack of space and the family growth. The result was a mess of volumes without coherence where the original house was lost.

The project demolishes the additions, replacing them for a single qualified and integrated action, able to solve the needs of the new owners and the shape of the original house.

The house is organized in two floors, the first is destined for the common spaces: living room, dining room and kitchen. Organized in a single space divided by vertical wood panels that define the different spaces.

The interior is expanded to the exterior area thru a completely open facade, promoting the qualified use of the block’s interior space. The end of the plot is toped with a technical area.

On the top floor there’s the private area of the house with a single bedroom, bathroom and a multipurpose space that will be first used as an home office and in the future can be upgraded to a second bedroom.

The domestic character of the neighborhood is synthesized in the material choices. The exterior is finished in white plaster, assuming the house position in the row of houses. In the interior the full white walls and ceilings work in contrast with the oak texture of the floor and carpentry elements.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Matosinhos, PT
Additional Credits: Credit: Paulo Sobreira (co-author)
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio

 
Living Room + Kitchen + Hall Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room + Kitchen + Hall
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room + Kitchen Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room + Kitchen
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen + Hall Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen + Hall
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen + Living Room Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen + Living Room
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Kitchen
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Living Room
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Hall + Kitchen + Living Room Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Hall + Kitchen + Living Room
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Staircase
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom Access Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom Access
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bedroom
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bathroom Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Bathroom
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Leixões House Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio
Leixões House
Photography Credit: Ivo Tavares Studio