NO.37.
DM2 Housing Residential Project In Porto, Portugal, 2014
•Architects: OODA
•Location: Rua D. Manuel II, 4050 Porto, Portugal
•Design Team: Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisca Santos, Lourenço Menezes Rodrigues
•Area: 1100.0 sqm
•Project Year: 2014
OODA revives dm2 housing building in historic porto
portuguese architecture studio OODA, has completed the renovation of a 20th-century building in porto’s historic center, resulting in the ‘dm2 housing’ facility. intended primarily for students or other young people, the structure contains 17 units ranging between 28 – 105 sqm, as well as a distinctive semi-grassy parking area behind. a traditional dichromatic ceramic patterning is applied throughout the design, specifically on the front façade, exterior guardrails, and backyard landscape.
the building is composed of varying apartment configurations, ranging between one and two storeys. units are finished with wood floors, white walls, and black detailing. a central corridor is treated with engineered wood panels, and large mirrored walls to elongate the space. exterior façades retain many existing materials to preserve the structure’s legacy. the project serves to renew the property’s relevance for current day living, while respecting historic traditions.
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From the architect: One of the most demanding tasks in Porto nowadays is the intervention on the major amount of old and historical buildings of Porto´s downtown. This project is a renovation of a 20th century building to convert to a 17 housing unit for students and young people in general.
The DM2 Building, located in downtown Porto (priority intervention zone), in the area of protection of the National Museum Soares dos Reis, is dating the nineteenth century and their original composition the property was intended for a single dwelling taking ornamental and construction of the whole intrinsic characteristics of the buildings at the time, both in functional layout as an ornamental and aesthetic.
However, a later change occurred in late twentieth century, the building has undergone a profound change taking place inside caused by the modification of use required.
The property became divided by several independent floors with features framed in services and trade and lower floors have been completely redesigned and trace assets were hidden in part and / or removed from the particular frames original, wood structure of the floors (now concrete) and traditional skylight at top of stairs . Indeed , the draft D. Manuel intended to rebuild the property, returning the initial function of integral housing, recovering traces of hidden identity, reinterpreting traditional elements and giving the building a new sense of contemporary housing program with a set of typologies ace current market needs. So Manuel II building as a whole distributes 17 apartments T0 and T1 types, ranging in size between 28sqm and 105sqm, spread over 5 floors and are accompanied by a landscaped patio intended for parking.
The rehabilitation now completed, restores the original residential function, underlines the unique formal and constructive characteristics and adapt to a contemporary urban reality of the city of Porto.
#restoration , #revitalization , #rehabilitation , #residential , #lighting , #interior_desigh , #stair
@revitalization
DM2 Housing Residential Project In Porto, Portugal, 2014
•Architects: OODA
•Location: Rua D. Manuel II, 4050 Porto, Portugal
•Design Team: Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisca Santos, Lourenço Menezes Rodrigues
•Area: 1100.0 sqm
•Project Year: 2014
OODA revives dm2 housing building in historic porto
portuguese architecture studio OODA, has completed the renovation of a 20th-century building in porto’s historic center, resulting in the ‘dm2 housing’ facility. intended primarily for students or other young people, the structure contains 17 units ranging between 28 – 105 sqm, as well as a distinctive semi-grassy parking area behind. a traditional dichromatic ceramic patterning is applied throughout the design, specifically on the front façade, exterior guardrails, and backyard landscape.
the building is composed of varying apartment configurations, ranging between one and two storeys. units are finished with wood floors, white walls, and black detailing. a central corridor is treated with engineered wood panels, and large mirrored walls to elongate the space. exterior façades retain many existing materials to preserve the structure’s legacy. the project serves to renew the property’s relevance for current day living, while respecting historic traditions.
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From the architect: One of the most demanding tasks in Porto nowadays is the intervention on the major amount of old and historical buildings of Porto´s downtown. This project is a renovation of a 20th century building to convert to a 17 housing unit for students and young people in general.
The DM2 Building, located in downtown Porto (priority intervention zone), in the area of protection of the National Museum Soares dos Reis, is dating the nineteenth century and their original composition the property was intended for a single dwelling taking ornamental and construction of the whole intrinsic characteristics of the buildings at the time, both in functional layout as an ornamental and aesthetic.
However, a later change occurred in late twentieth century, the building has undergone a profound change taking place inside caused by the modification of use required.
The property became divided by several independent floors with features framed in services and trade and lower floors have been completely redesigned and trace assets were hidden in part and / or removed from the particular frames original, wood structure of the floors (now concrete) and traditional skylight at top of stairs . Indeed , the draft D. Manuel intended to rebuild the property, returning the initial function of integral housing, recovering traces of hidden identity, reinterpreting traditional elements and giving the building a new sense of contemporary housing program with a set of typologies ace current market needs. So Manuel II building as a whole distributes 17 apartments T0 and T1 types, ranging in size between 28sqm and 105sqm, spread over 5 floors and are accompanied by a landscaped patio intended for parking.
The rehabilitation now completed, restores the original residential function, underlines the unique formal and constructive characteristics and adapt to a contemporary urban reality of the city of Porto.
#restoration , #revitalization , #rehabilitation , #residential , #lighting , #interior_desigh , #stair
@revitalization
NO.40.
DM2 Housing Residential Project In Porto, Portugal, 2014
• Architects: OODA
• Location: Rua D. Manuel II, 4050 Porto, Portugal
• Design Team: Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisca Santos, Lourenço Menezes Rodrigues
• Area: 1100.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2014
• Photographs: Joao Morgado
OODA revives dm2 housing building in historic porto
portuguese architecture studio OODA, has completed the renovation of a 20th-century building in porto’s historic center, resulting in the ‘dm2 housing’ facility. intended primarily for students or other young people, the structure contains 17 units ranging between 28 – 105 sqm, as well as a distinctive semi-grassy parking area behind. a traditional dichromatic ceramic patterning is applied throughout the design, specifically on the front façade, exterior guardrails, and backyard landscape.
the building is composed of varying apartment configurations, ranging between one and two storeys. units are finished with wood floors, white walls, and black detailing. a central corridor is treated with engineered wood panels, and large mirrored walls to elongate the space. exterior façades retain many existing materials to preserve the structure’s legacy. the project serves to renew the property’s relevance for current day living, while respecting historic traditions.
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From the architect: One of the most demanding tasks in Porto nowadays is the intervention on the major amount of old and historical buildings of Porto´s downtown. This project is a renovation of a 20th century building to convert to a 17 housing unit for students and young people in general.
The DM2 Building, located in downtown Porto (priority intervention zone), in the area of protection of the National Museum Soares dos Reis, is dating the nineteenth century and their original composition the property was intended for a single dwelling taking ornamental and construction of the whole intrinsic characteristics of the buildings at the time, both in functional layout as an ornamental and aesthetic.
However, a later change occurred in late twentieth century, the building has undergone a profound change taking place inside caused by the modification of use required.
The property became divided by several independent floors with features framed in services and trade and lower floors have been completely redesigned and trace assets were hidden in part and / or removed from the particular frames original, wood structure of the floors (now concrete) and traditional skylight at top of stairs . Indeed , the draft D. Manuel intended to rebuild the property, returning the initial function of integral housing, recovering traces of hidden identity, reinterpreting traditional elements and giving the building a new sense of contemporary housing program with a set of typologies ace current market needs. So Manuel II building as a whole distributes 17 apartments T0 and T1 types, ranging in size between 28sqm and 105sqm, spread over 5 floors and are accompanied by a landscaped patio intended for parking.
The rehabilitation now completed, restores the original residential function, underlines the unique formal and constructive characteristics and adapt to a contemporary urban reality of the city of Porto.
#restoration , #revitalization , #rehabilitation , #residential , #lighting , #interior_desigh , #stair , #Portugal , #typography
@revitalization
DM2 Housing Residential Project In Porto, Portugal, 2014
• Architects: OODA
• Location: Rua D. Manuel II, 4050 Porto, Portugal
• Design Team: Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisca Santos, Lourenço Menezes Rodrigues
• Area: 1100.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2014
• Photographs: Joao Morgado
OODA revives dm2 housing building in historic porto
portuguese architecture studio OODA, has completed the renovation of a 20th-century building in porto’s historic center, resulting in the ‘dm2 housing’ facility. intended primarily for students or other young people, the structure contains 17 units ranging between 28 – 105 sqm, as well as a distinctive semi-grassy parking area behind. a traditional dichromatic ceramic patterning is applied throughout the design, specifically on the front façade, exterior guardrails, and backyard landscape.
the building is composed of varying apartment configurations, ranging between one and two storeys. units are finished with wood floors, white walls, and black detailing. a central corridor is treated with engineered wood panels, and large mirrored walls to elongate the space. exterior façades retain many existing materials to preserve the structure’s legacy. the project serves to renew the property’s relevance for current day living, while respecting historic traditions.
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From the architect: One of the most demanding tasks in Porto nowadays is the intervention on the major amount of old and historical buildings of Porto´s downtown. This project is a renovation of a 20th century building to convert to a 17 housing unit for students and young people in general.
The DM2 Building, located in downtown Porto (priority intervention zone), in the area of protection of the National Museum Soares dos Reis, is dating the nineteenth century and their original composition the property was intended for a single dwelling taking ornamental and construction of the whole intrinsic characteristics of the buildings at the time, both in functional layout as an ornamental and aesthetic.
However, a later change occurred in late twentieth century, the building has undergone a profound change taking place inside caused by the modification of use required.
The property became divided by several independent floors with features framed in services and trade and lower floors have been completely redesigned and trace assets were hidden in part and / or removed from the particular frames original, wood structure of the floors (now concrete) and traditional skylight at top of stairs . Indeed , the draft D. Manuel intended to rebuild the property, returning the initial function of integral housing, recovering traces of hidden identity, reinterpreting traditional elements and giving the building a new sense of contemporary housing program with a set of typologies ace current market needs. So Manuel II building as a whole distributes 17 apartments T0 and T1 types, ranging in size between 28sqm and 105sqm, spread over 5 floors and are accompanied by a landscaped patio intended for parking.
The rehabilitation now completed, restores the original residential function, underlines the unique formal and constructive characteristics and adapt to a contemporary urban reality of the city of Porto.
#restoration , #revitalization , #rehabilitation , #residential , #lighting , #interior_desigh , #stair , #Portugal , #typography
@revitalization
NO.51.
Adaptive Reuse of a Former School for Infants / ATELIER SPACE
• Architects: ATELIER SPACE
• Location: Middelstegracht 5, 2312 TR Leiden, The Netherlands
• Architect in Charge: Ronald van der Voort
• Area: 694.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Brigitte Kroone ManufacturersMHB, Modular, JUNG
• Contractor: Wassenaarse Bouwmaatschappij
LEIDEN SCHOOLHOUSE CONVERSION
Originally built in 1925, the Leiden Schoolhouse Conversion turns a former school for infants into an impressive residential space. Each area was transformed to hold a new function — a prior classroom is now three bedrooms and the former gym has been transformed into a kitchen, dining, and living area — while much of the structure's historic charm was kept intact through the existing tile, doors, skylights, and wooden rafters. On the exterior, what was once a playground is now a courtyard with a sheltered sunken sitting area to enjoy outdoor dining and conversations.
Recently, we completed the adaptive reuse of a former school for infants that was built in Leiden in 1925. The monumental school is now a residence. We maintained all the valuable and historical elements, such as the characteristic tiled floor in the corridor, the premises, the doors, and the sky lights.
All the areas are 4 meters high, and the large windows let in a lot of daylight. What was formerly a children's playground has become a sunny courtyard.
The old school transformed beautifully into a stunning residential space. No major changes were made to the overall structure of the building; all the main areas got a function that is perfectly suitable for that space. One classroom is divided into 3 bedrooms.
In the areas adjacent to the main corridor, the thin concrete floor was replaced by an insulated concrete floor with underfloor heating.
All the roofs have been replaced by insulated roofs. The sky lights were restored, and insulated glass was placed. Additionally, the glass in the wooden window frames was restored with special insulated glass for monuments.
The house is heated and chilled by a heat pump, based on water and air, the electricity is provided by solar panels. The intelligent JUNG KNX building technology embeds living and working worlds into a network of communicating devices. In this way we conveniently regulate lighting, climate, blinds/shutters, security and multimedia.
In the former gym, we created the living, kitchen, and dining areas. The spacious and light space connects beautifully with the courtyard. Because of the narrow profiles of the new steel windows and doors, a lot of light enters the living room, and there’s a wide view of the courtyard.
On the first floor above the living room, we created a guesthouse. We placed the toilet, the technical area, and the storage room all on one side. The historic wooden rafters are still visible, which is important in creating the right atmosphere.
In the courtyard, we developed a conversation pit with plastered brick banks and planters. This area is partly covered to make the pit more intimate.
#Netherlands , #Adaptation , #reuse , #interior_design , #interior_architecture , #stair , #school , #house , #residential , #roof , #garden
@revitalization
Adaptive Reuse of a Former School for Infants / ATELIER SPACE
• Architects: ATELIER SPACE
• Location: Middelstegracht 5, 2312 TR Leiden, The Netherlands
• Architect in Charge: Ronald van der Voort
• Area: 694.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Brigitte Kroone ManufacturersMHB, Modular, JUNG
• Contractor: Wassenaarse Bouwmaatschappij
LEIDEN SCHOOLHOUSE CONVERSION
Originally built in 1925, the Leiden Schoolhouse Conversion turns a former school for infants into an impressive residential space. Each area was transformed to hold a new function — a prior classroom is now three bedrooms and the former gym has been transformed into a kitchen, dining, and living area — while much of the structure's historic charm was kept intact through the existing tile, doors, skylights, and wooden rafters. On the exterior, what was once a playground is now a courtyard with a sheltered sunken sitting area to enjoy outdoor dining and conversations.
Recently, we completed the adaptive reuse of a former school for infants that was built in Leiden in 1925. The monumental school is now a residence. We maintained all the valuable and historical elements, such as the characteristic tiled floor in the corridor, the premises, the doors, and the sky lights.
All the areas are 4 meters high, and the large windows let in a lot of daylight. What was formerly a children's playground has become a sunny courtyard.
The old school transformed beautifully into a stunning residential space. No major changes were made to the overall structure of the building; all the main areas got a function that is perfectly suitable for that space. One classroom is divided into 3 bedrooms.
In the areas adjacent to the main corridor, the thin concrete floor was replaced by an insulated concrete floor with underfloor heating.
All the roofs have been replaced by insulated roofs. The sky lights were restored, and insulated glass was placed. Additionally, the glass in the wooden window frames was restored with special insulated glass for monuments.
The house is heated and chilled by a heat pump, based on water and air, the electricity is provided by solar panels. The intelligent JUNG KNX building technology embeds living and working worlds into a network of communicating devices. In this way we conveniently regulate lighting, climate, blinds/shutters, security and multimedia.
In the former gym, we created the living, kitchen, and dining areas. The spacious and light space connects beautifully with the courtyard. Because of the narrow profiles of the new steel windows and doors, a lot of light enters the living room, and there’s a wide view of the courtyard.
On the first floor above the living room, we created a guesthouse. We placed the toilet, the technical area, and the storage room all on one side. The historic wooden rafters are still visible, which is important in creating the right atmosphere.
In the courtyard, we developed a conversation pit with plastered brick banks and planters. This area is partly covered to make the pit more intimate.
#Netherlands , #Adaptation , #reuse , #interior_design , #interior_architecture , #stair , #school , #house , #residential , #roof , #garden
@revitalization
NO.69.
Ruin Studio / Lily Jencks Studio + Nathanael Dorent Architecture
• Architects: Lily Jencks Studio, Nathanael Dorent Architecture
• Location: Dumfries, United Kingdom
• Design Team: Lily Jencks, Nathanael Dorent, Pati Santos
• Area: 180.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Local Architects: Savills - Michael Leybourne, Allan Lees
• Structural Engineer: Nous engineering – Manja van Der Worp (interior tube)
• Main Contractor: Chalmers Construction
• EPDM Envelope: Carlisle Construction Materials Europe -
• GRP Tube and assemblage: MDM Props
• Joinery: A.B Hastings & Son
• CNC: Mark Angus
• Awards: "GIA Supreme Award" & the "GIA Award 2017" in the category "Residential"
This private house in Scotland is built within the existing stone ruins of an old farmhouse, with beautiful views northwards for more than 50 miles down two valleys. Located in a remote countryside area, this project was conceived to near passivhaus standards with a super insulated envelope and use of solar energy.
The existing ruin, originally construction in the 18th Century, was transformed several times revealing a palimpsest of occupation on the site. We wanted to highlight this historical layering by adding a sequence of counterpoint materials and geometries within the design. The first layer is the existing stone wall, within which sits a black waterproofing EPDM rubber clad pitched-roof 'envelope', and within that a curvilinear interior 'tube' wall system. This interior curved surface is made of insulating recycled polystyrene blocks within a gridded wood structure, and is covered with Glass Reinforced Plastic.
Emphasizing the narrative of time, these three layers also reflect different architectural expressions: the random natural erosion of stone walls, an archetypical minimalist pitched roof, and a free form double curved surface. These three layers are not designed as independent parts, rather, they take on meaning as their relationship evolves through the building’s sections. They separate, come together, and intertwine, creating a series of architectural singularities, revealing simultaneous reading of time and space.
In the ‘tube’are the more public programs of kitchen, study, sitting and dining room. At both ends of the house, the ‘tube’ detaches from the ‘envelope’ to create rooms that are used for the more private functions of bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. To access these spaces, the tube’s non-linear curved surface ramps up, producing a dynamic sensory experience.
The existing ruined walls, and views from the site, dictate the locations for large windows and doors. At these openings the tube funnels out towards the light, creating a 'poched' space, that can be used for furniture and storage. Book shelves, a sofa and seat furniture are created by ‘pulling’ the structural grid through the surface of the GRP walls and seem to be peeling off the tube.
The landscape around the house is of rolling hills with drystone walls defining cow fields. The juxtaposition between straight ancient stone walls and organic topography continues in the garden with gentle landforms bringing the distant landscape towards the house. To the North the walls of the surrounding ruins are extended to define a more formal planted garden.
We have preserved the ruin walls, and reinstituted the pitched roof that would have been there originally, providing an external coherence. However, the matt black rubber exterior and soft curves of the interior are a more counterpoint preservation, accentuating this palimpsest nature of occupation on the site, and pleasures of living within layers of history.
#UK , #detail , #interior, #interior_design , #ruin , #residential
@revitalization
Ruin Studio / Lily Jencks Studio + Nathanael Dorent Architecture
• Architects: Lily Jencks Studio, Nathanael Dorent Architecture
• Location: Dumfries, United Kingdom
• Design Team: Lily Jencks, Nathanael Dorent, Pati Santos
• Area: 180.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Local Architects: Savills - Michael Leybourne, Allan Lees
• Structural Engineer: Nous engineering – Manja van Der Worp (interior tube)
• Main Contractor: Chalmers Construction
• EPDM Envelope: Carlisle Construction Materials Europe -
• GRP Tube and assemblage: MDM Props
• Joinery: A.B Hastings & Son
• CNC: Mark Angus
• Awards: "GIA Supreme Award" & the "GIA Award 2017" in the category "Residential"
This private house in Scotland is built within the existing stone ruins of an old farmhouse, with beautiful views northwards for more than 50 miles down two valleys. Located in a remote countryside area, this project was conceived to near passivhaus standards with a super insulated envelope and use of solar energy.
The existing ruin, originally construction in the 18th Century, was transformed several times revealing a palimpsest of occupation on the site. We wanted to highlight this historical layering by adding a sequence of counterpoint materials and geometries within the design. The first layer is the existing stone wall, within which sits a black waterproofing EPDM rubber clad pitched-roof 'envelope', and within that a curvilinear interior 'tube' wall system. This interior curved surface is made of insulating recycled polystyrene blocks within a gridded wood structure, and is covered with Glass Reinforced Plastic.
Emphasizing the narrative of time, these three layers also reflect different architectural expressions: the random natural erosion of stone walls, an archetypical minimalist pitched roof, and a free form double curved surface. These three layers are not designed as independent parts, rather, they take on meaning as their relationship evolves through the building’s sections. They separate, come together, and intertwine, creating a series of architectural singularities, revealing simultaneous reading of time and space.
In the ‘tube’are the more public programs of kitchen, study, sitting and dining room. At both ends of the house, the ‘tube’ detaches from the ‘envelope’ to create rooms that are used for the more private functions of bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. To access these spaces, the tube’s non-linear curved surface ramps up, producing a dynamic sensory experience.
The existing ruined walls, and views from the site, dictate the locations for large windows and doors. At these openings the tube funnels out towards the light, creating a 'poched' space, that can be used for furniture and storage. Book shelves, a sofa and seat furniture are created by ‘pulling’ the structural grid through the surface of the GRP walls and seem to be peeling off the tube.
The landscape around the house is of rolling hills with drystone walls defining cow fields. The juxtaposition between straight ancient stone walls and organic topography continues in the garden with gentle landforms bringing the distant landscape towards the house. To the North the walls of the surrounding ruins are extended to define a more formal planted garden.
We have preserved the ruin walls, and reinstituted the pitched roof that would have been there originally, providing an external coherence. However, the matt black rubber exterior and soft curves of the interior are a more counterpoint preservation, accentuating this palimpsest nature of occupation on the site, and pleasures of living within layers of history.
#UK , #detail , #interior, #interior_design , #ruin , #residential
@revitalization