The apartment lies in an unremarkable building in Lisbon. Its obsolete fragmented typology presented a series of small rooms, some devoid of natural light, and an impractical exterior bathroom. The intervention aimed to erase these faults and to clarify the use of the available surface: a gently curved wall was extended from façade to façade, defining the limit between a vast common space and the different private rooms.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Architects: Fala Atelier

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Project Team: Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, Ahmed Belkhodja, Clara Pailler, Mariana Silva, Lera Samovich

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

From the architect. The apartment lies in an unremarkable building in Lisbon. Its obsolete fragmented typology presented a series of small rooms, some devoid of natural light, and an impractical exterior bathroom. The intervention aimed to erase these faults and to clarify the use of the available surface: a gently curved wall was extended from façade to façade, defining the limit between a vast common space and the different private rooms.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The long main space serves as living but also as dining and kitchen area; it is a living galler...