Fala Atelier designs Lisbon home with "very Portuguese" materials

Architecture studio Fala Atelier decked out the angular spaces of the 087 house in Lisbon with oversized spots and stripes, which also feature on its bold marble facade.
Designed by Porto-based studio Fala Atelier, 087 is a three-storey home in the Portuguese capital with a rectilinear facade decorated with chunky marble shapes.
The 087 house features a facade decorated with chunky marble shapes
The studio, known for its playful use of geometry, created custom carpentry from locally sourced materials to accommodate the home's curved and staggered walls and the sloping ceilings within the building.
A garden-facing kitchen on the ground floor includes terrazzo flooring and stepped timber cabinetry decorated with bold black and white stripes and topped with marble slabs. A funnel-shaped extractor fan adds an eclectic touch
Unusual features such as a funnel-shaped, teal-hued extractor fan add an eclectic touch. This Fala Atelier-designed piece can also be found in a windowless garage in Lisbon that the studio converted for a couple.
"There are no elegant extractors on the market," Fala Atelier partner Filipe Magalhães told Dezeen.
"All of them look like nasty appliances. With the kitchen in the way of the window, we knew we would have to integrate the fan. Since we couldn't make it disappear, we celebrated the piece," he added.
The open-plan kitchen is connected to the living space
The open-plan kitchen connects to the living area, which is characterised by...
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