The house's photo from low angle view.

Year: 2017
Architecture: Nuno Travasso & Pedro Geraldes, with the collaboration of João Silva, Sofia Granjo, Margarida Leitão, Tiago Reis, and Inês Pimentel
Coordination: SWark
Engineering: NCREP | GEPECTrofa
Contractor: CS Construtora
Clients: Ágata | João (private)
Photos: A Caixa Negra (finished work) | André Ferreira

About Architect

1981, born and raised in Porto, attended at German School of Porto, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto (FAUP), Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP), TED. Traveled inside Portugal and to Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, Sweden, and Canada.

Past sports are former college soccer coach, capoeira, table tennis, squash, volleyball soccer and current are CrossFit, ski, and padel. Has lifelong friends, an amazing family, a wonderful wife, and daughters.

The exterior of the house features a red and black color scheme.
The exterior of the house features a red and black color scheme.
The interior of the house is made out of wooden furnishings, white painted walls, and glass doors.
The interior of the house is made out of wooden furnishings, white painted walls, and glass doors.
The walls have built-in sofa, and the gray and white colors go well together.
The walls have a built-in sofa, and the gray and white colors go well together.
This open area, which is a portion of the living room, has two wooden-glass doors, white walls, and wood floors.
This open area, which is a portion of the living room, has two wooden-glass doors, white walls, and wood floors.
In the dining room of this home, there is a little circular white table with gray stylish seats and white cabinetry.
In the dining room of this home, there is a little circular white table with gray stylish seats and white cabinetry.
The staircase has a distinctive wooden construction and white walls.
The staircase has a distinctive wooden construction and white walls.
Each essential item is present in the kitchen, which is built of wood.
Each essential item is present in the kitchen, which is built of wood.
The circular shape of the bathroom lends it a distinctive look.
The circular shape of the bathroom lends it a distinctive look.

First came Ágata, a beautiful 17th-century building to be refurbished. Then came João, with the building next door. The backyard did not exist: it was a space completely covered by poorly built shacks. Later, a storm tore down the shacks, unveiling a beautiful layered open space that became the center of the project: all the apartments open to it, and all the accesses are made through it.

All the wooden and stone structural elements in good condition were maintained, and the intervention followed the materials and logic of traditional construction, taking advantage of old and new structural elements for the image of the spaces. We thank all those involved for this opportunity.

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