Loft Vasco

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The Residential Renovation and Interior design, authored by ILLA, was awarded the Best Architecture 2012 - Residential Renovation category.

The residential building object of reform design and implementation of Uma Arquitetura, have preserved the old house with of 3.6m wide (converted in a garage and office), opting for the construction at the back of an industrial building.

Large ceiling with light and ventilation through the roof shed. In the concrete structure had been a vertical and horizontal circulations metal added.

The challenge: turning the existing building into a livable place. The existing industrial “atmosphere” should be refurbished to create a cozy, but yet fun, home for the young open-minded new owner - who enjoys to throw parties and to have friends around.

To start, it was necessary to recover the building habitability, investing the smallest amount of money possible –always preserving the original industrial layout and the energy within.

A natural grass layer at the terrace created a pleasant area that was never used before, and helped on temperature control in the main bedroom, located right below it.

The en-suite bedroom has the only sliding-door of the house, when it’s closed enables a moment of intimacy and privacy - as the whole house was designed in open space concept

To cut costs, a 4 meters concrete sofa was built during construction, on which were placed specially-made cushions.

A few square meters of timber floor was lightly set indicating the living room and the patio floor (outdoor) was covered in old bricks and gravel.