Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation

Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

MONTE DOS JUDEUS 74 REHABILITATION

Oitoo

ARCHITECTS
Oitoo

MANUFACTURERS
Graphisoft, Aleluia Cerâmicas, Cs Coelho Da Silva, A Catedral

AREA
360 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

A ruin and a romantic garden laid dormant in a property in the heart of Porto, Portugal, overlooking the Douro River.

Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Lush overgrown terraces, massive granite walls and the briny air blend with the densely built riverfront and the red hues of the roof tiles to create a unique atmosphere and sense of place.

A careful reading of the site’s specificity and underlying qualities allowed us to preserve and use them as sparks for the project. 

The intervention in this venerable site was carried out in three steps: restoration, rebuilding and extension of the existing ruin.

Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

In the process, the romantic garden was brought back to its former self.

A seamless extension added density and stabilized the preexisting building, totaling four new apartments.

A new pavilion created a patio for the residents, while overlooking the garden.

Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

This new volume mediates the scale of the two outdoor spaces, establishing at the same time a quiet dialogue with the preexisting building.

The project searches for a new unity, where old and new are not read in contrast but rather as the merging of preexisting qualities and new sober, quiet additions.

New will not be immediately perceived as new; old will be restored without losing its glamour; new and old will no longer be new and old.

Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Only the careful glance will have the pleasure to tell which is which.


Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Corte - existente
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Corte - Proposta


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Elevation
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Elevation


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Site plan
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Planta - Primeiro Pavimento
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Planta - Segundo Pavimento
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Planta - Terceiro Pavimento
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Planta - Cobertua


Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Constructive detail
Monte Dos Judeus 74 Rehabilitation
Axonométrica