Starting from the existing building, the projectforesees its conservation, alteration and necessary expansion to respond to theintended program; the first purpose will be to protect and enhance thebuilding, as well as the surrounding garden. Demolition of part of the buildingin the far northeast is expected, keeping the volume on the face of Padre LuísCabral street.

We seek asolution that safeguards and enhances the identity of the former construction,promoting dialogue between old and new elements, acknowledging differencesbetween both; looking for a contemporary result organically balanced frameworkthat fits into the surrounding environment and contributing to leveraging thelocation. It was decided to confer neutrality to the expanded volume, built inexposed concrete, with glass panels, coated punctually with white lath.

The existing construction is adapted to a contemporary housing programwith specific requirements, requalifying the interior spaces and connecting them to the new spaces. The intention is to renew without deranging, looking to dignify the building without resorting to mimicry and promoting enriching features that go with the grain of a contemporaneous intervention. Considering that Rua Padre Luís Cabral is currently poorly defined and consolidated in terms of the urban context, it was decided to implement theenlargement on this front, maintaining the elevation of the existing ancillary volume at the end of the building and extending it along the street, towards the existing house.The expansion finishes the urban front of this street and at the same timeenhances the backyard (garden space with pool) as outdoor leisure space.

Starting from the existing building, the projectforesees its conservation, alteration and necessary expansion to respond to theintended program; the first purpose will be to protect and enhance thebuilding, as well as the surrounding garden. Demolition of part of the buildingin the far northeast is expected, keeping the volume on the face of Padre LuísCabral street.

We seek asolution that safeguards and enhances the identity of the former construction,promoting dialogue between old and new elements, acknowledging differencesbetween both; looking for a contemporary result organically balanced frameworkthat fits into the surrounding environment and contributing to leveraging thelocation. It was decided to confer neutrality to the expanded volume, built inexposed concrete, with glass panels, coated punctually with white lath.

The existing construction is adapted to a contemporary housing programwith specific requirements, requalifying the interior spaces and connecting them to the new spaces. The intention is to renew without deranging, looking to dignify the building without resorting to mimicry and promoting enriching features that go with the grain of a contemporaneous intervention. Considering that Rua Padre Luís Cabral is currently poorly defined and consolidated in terms of the urban context, it was decided to implement theenlargement on this front, maintaining the elevation of the existing ancillary volume at the end of the building and extending it along the street, towards the existing house.The expansion finishes the urban front of this street and at the same timeenhances the backyard (garden space with pool) as outdoor leisure space.