Loft in Marvila

Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro

LOFT IN MARVILA

RA+TR arquitectos

AREA
457 m²

YEAR
2017

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rui Cavaleiro

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Focus, Geberit, Investwood, Duravit, Fantini, Recer, Damásio & Leal, Fradical, Somor, Velux

LEAD ARCHITECT
Rui Reis Alves

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Teresa Rodeia

ENGINEER
Francisco Salpico

COLLABORATOR
Pedro Crespo

CATEGORY
Loft, Renovation, Apartment Interiors

LOCATION
Lisboa, Portugal

Text description provided by architect.

The intervention is in a two-storey building in which the ground floor was a former wine warehouse and the upper floor contained two apartments.

Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro

The advanced state of dilapidation the existing structure found itself in made complete demolition of the interior and the roof necessary.

In the reconstruction, the pre-existing roof was reproduced, as was the dividing floor, but they were given a different structure – wooden beams in the roof, which made it possible to entirely free up the space under the roof, and a concrete floor separating the storeys.

Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro

Making full use of the roof void and removing the dividing walls on the first floor – with the exception of those for some closed-off spaces, namely a bedroom, the laundry area and two bathrooms – provided an ample space where a mezzanine floor was created directly below the ridge of the roof, thus allowing for a comprehensive reading of the space.

The ground floor was kept spacious – with room for a garage and other occasional uses.

The choice of materials ensured continuity with what existed before the intervention (lime mortars, woods, hydraulic tiles), in addition to providing a particular ambience through their materiality (iron, brickwork, wood) which evokes the building’s industrial past.

Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro


Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro
Loft in Marvila
© Rui Cavaleiro


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