Marquês de Abrantes
The project aimed at the rehabilitation of two apartments in a building with one apartment per floor, each with an area of 270 m2. The apartments are located on the first and second floors, and the intervention was identical in both.
Like many buildings in Lisbon, especially those from the late nineteenth century, the design of the apartments favored the common typology, where the social spaces were related to the street facade and the private and service spaces were situated on the secondary facade.
This building, dating back to 1889, followed the same rule.
In its original design, the apartments were arranged with the social area to the north and the bedrooms facing the Santos garden and the Tejo river. One of the first issues to address was the intention to change this existing condition.
The project proposed reversing the typology so that the social areas could fully enjoy the view and the existing balcony space along the entire length of the south-facing secondary facade.
The apartments, with excellent construction features and finishes, presented several qualities that, since their origin, had been annulled by successive alterations.
One of the most relevant qualities that the project aimed to restore was the alignment of the interior openings with the six openings of the two opposite facades, which enabled light and ventilation to the entire the house.
The survey work was exhaustive. We strived to determine the heights of the original interior openings, which had been lowered in previous interventions, the composition of the walls, floors, and ceilings was verified, the stuccos were surveyed to detect the existence of frescoes or mural paintings, openings that had been closed were reopened, etc.
The intervention interpreted the data and information from the pre-existing conditions, and the spatial redesign was defined based on them.
Location Calçada Marquês de Abrantes, Lisboa
Project 2023
Client Privado
Gross Floor Area 270 m2
Architecture José Adrião – principal
Gonçalo Diniz project manager 1st phase
Ana Grácio
Hugo Falcão project manager 2nd phase
Structural and Services Engineer 360 Eng
Architectural Survey Pedro José
Heritage Survey Elvira Barbosa
Acoustic Measurements 360 Eng
Quantity Survey Perfectus
Contractor Gandara
Existing Photography Nuno Almendra
Concluded Project Photography Francisco Nogueira