Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects

Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos

OPORTO HOUSE

+linha-linha Architects

ARCHITECTS
+linha-linha Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
José Campos

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Porto, Portugal

YEAR
2010

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In the beginning of the last century was designed the street layout where the Project for Casa António Cândido is located.

Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos

The most recent constructions distort the street. Secular palaces live together with degraded buildings.

Persuing a strategy that reinforces the urban logic, we transformed the existing construction in a 4-bedroom house, distributed in 3 floors, with an area of 150m² by floor.

Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos

The stretch of the original dwelling of 2 floors to the attic, allowed the definition of a free and broad area.

The spaces are organized, floor by floor, by the definition of a vertical circulation axis (stairs/ elevator) and its horizontal distribution.

The living spaces are adjusted to the surroundings of the Camellia garden that involves the house, bound with high walls made of granite.

Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos


Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos


Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos
Oporto House By +Linha-Linha Architects
© José Campos


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