A small plot, about 100 square meters, located in a narrow, featureless and diversified street, in Oporto City Centre. The last of three houses, an alley of access, that was necessary to keep and a long red blind wall. A traditional program for a family with one child.

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Architects: Base arquitetura

Location: R. de Marracuene, 4050 Porto, Portugal

Architects In Charge: Rita Gonçalves, João Gomes, Nuno Barbosa

Area: 180.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

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From the architect. A small plot, about 100 square meters, located in a narrow, featureless and diversified street, in Oporto City Centre. The last of three houses, an alley of access, that was necessary to keep and a long red blind wall. A traditional program for a family with one child.
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Plan 0

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The existing construction was abandoned, with no special architectural value, giving way to the decision for a complete demolition. The project thus began with the search for balance between the resolution of an only just acceptable program, given the limited area available, and the difficult integration with the surrounding construction, which led to a more abstract and timeless solution: an exposed cast-in-place concret...