Apartment on a mint floor / Fala

Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Facade
© Ricardo Loureiro

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  • Architects: Fala
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2045 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Ricardo Loureiro
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  BRUMA, Cortizo, Efapel, JNF
  • Project Team: filipe magalhães, ana luisa soares, ahmed belkhodja, costanza favero, lera samovich, joana sendas, paulo sousa
  • Contractor: engilaco lda
  • City: Porto
  • Country: Portugal
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Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography, Chair, Table
© Ricardo Loureiro

Text description provided by the architects. Located on the piano nobile of a modernist housing block, the apartment faced a reclaimed terrace; the interiors were reconfigured with little empathy towards the original plan.

Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography
© Ricardo Loureiro

A convoluted main space, on the edge of fragmentation, spans from façade to façade. It incorporates a living and dining area, an almost-separated kitchen and the possibility of an additional bedroom. The main bedroom and both bathrooms are concealed behind a simple circular wall. The amount of walls is kept to a minimum, their layout is strategic.

Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography, Countertop
© Ricardo Loureiro
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The project operates through a set of gentle oppositions between existing and added elements. The circular wall counteracts the complexity of the vertical circulations of the building. The humble interior finishes underline the presence of the various fixtures and structural elements. Monumental wood doors suggest different degrees of privacy and a patterned kitchen lazes in the abundant sunlight.

Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography
© Ricardo Loureiro

The new façade facing the terrace, generously open, hints at the modernism of the street façade and, in doing so, finds a contrast with its direct context. The mint green floor firmly bounds all spaces together despite the irresolute hierarchy of the plan.

Apartment on a mint floor / Fala - Interior Photography, Wood
© Ricardo Loureiro

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Address:Porto, Portugal

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Cite: "Apartment on a mint floor / Fala" [Apartamento com um piso menta no Porto / fala] 05 Feb 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/933110/apartment-on-a-mint-floor-fala> ISSN 0719-8884

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