Porto, PT
Designed by Impare Arquitectura, the Corujeira flat has one floor facing the street that delimits the square, with a garage and main entrance, and another lower floor with a small private patio at the rear, facing the Dragão Stadium. This flat had a labyrinthine spatial configuration, disqualified by successive uses, with smaller rooms and irregular shapes that didn’t promote the connection between the two floors.
The proposal aimed to organise and clarify the circulation spaces and qualify the remaining spaces. The threebedroom typology was maintained, incorporating another bathroom and, on the lower floor, the connection to the small outdoor patio and all the social and service spaces was reinforced: a large living room that integrates the kitchen, a technical space with a laundry room and a service toilet. The spatial distribution of the flat separates the sleeping areas from the social area, creating the necessary privacy in relation to the entrance which, through a split vestibule, organises access to the garage, the bedrooms and the lower floor.
Status: Built
Location: Porto, PT
Additional Credits: Architect: Paulo Seco
Colaboration: Filipe Lourenço, Rita Neves
Image: © ITS Ivo Tavares Studio