Rehabilitation Of A Granary

REHABILITATION OF A GRANARY

Maria José Pinto Leite

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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ARCHITECTS
Maria J. Pinto Leite, Arquitetura

AREA
148 M²

YEAR
2022

PHOTOGRAPHS
pedro Bruschy

ARCHITECTURE
Maria José Pinto Leite

WOOD STRUCTURE ENGINNEERING
Francisco Pinto Leite

MANUFACTURERS
Azulcer, Sanindusa, Sá Castro, Comércio De Ferragens, Weber Saint-gobain

CONSTRUCTION
Marcio Gomes Construções

KITCHEN CABINETS
Moveis Ramalhal

WINDOW FRAMES
Serralharia Jorje Ribeiro

CONCRETE FLOORING
Paviporto, Pavimentos Industriais Em Betão

CARPENTRY
J. Pedro Duarte Unipessoal, Lda

LOCATION
Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses, Adaptive Reuse

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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The pre-existing Granary is located on the agricultural land of a 17th-century farmhouse. 

Surrounded by orchards, corn fields, vineyards, and next to the river course, the granary is part of a bucolic and rural landscape of about 10ha of the farm.

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Looking to give the building a new purpose while revealing its history, it was the customer's option to convert it into housing because its agricultural function of drying corn has long since ceased to exist.

In addition to accommodation in the manor farmhouse, the granary will house guests or part of the large family that punctually moves simultaneously to the place.

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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The granary was thus reborn from a reinterpretation of Minho vernacular architecture, preserving its essence.

Maintaining the wood structure and the composition of the building’s facade was the principle: local pine pavement, the granite walls, the five spans in painted wooden lath, and the gable roof in “Lusa” tiles. 

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Some zinc elements and thermal insulation were added to the roof; together with the thick granite walls, thermal inertia was ensured.

Inside, stone and wood kept their main role, with the addition of touches of whitewash to make it brighter. On the reclaimed timber structure on the upper floor, two bedrooms with toilets have been created. 

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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The furniture is almost all reused, taken from old warehouses on the farm.

The materials are local, natural, and almost raw, and the apparent absence of detail takes us back to the simple architecture of agricultural buildings. 

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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The Granary house is devoid of ornamentation, rigorous, and minimal in its language, just as when it was conceived.

The new window frames, composed of sliding glazed openings, have been recessed.

Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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The shutters, once designed to provide good ventilation conditions for drying grain, now also provide subtle variations of light inside.

The integral removal of the shutters, together with the glazing of the openings, allows the old granite slabbed threshing floor to be used as a patio to which the entire interior space now opens up.


Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Rehabilitation Of A Granary
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Ground floor plan
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Upper floor plan
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Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
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Section 5


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Elevation
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Roof plan