Marble bathrooms and simple furnishings complement period mouldings and restored wooden floorboards inside this waterfront Lisbon apartment recently renovated by local office Rar Studio (+ slideshow).

Apartment Nana is located on the first floor of a residential block built in the late 19th century. For its renovation, the Lisbon-based studio aimed to restore the building's original features but to also offer a contemporary aesthetic.

"The conservation of some of the original finishings and decorative features were not only among the characteristics that the client sought but are also those that best define this home's identity," said architect Rita Aguiar Rodrigues.

Related story: Lisbon apartment extended by Camarim Arquitectos to include an attic steam room
"The project correspondingly incorporated the desire to restore, conserve and enhance these same characteristics."

Original wooden flooring throughout the apartment was restored ? with the exception of the kitchen where it needed to be replaced.

Here, blue-patterned ceramic wall tiles dating back to the 19th century were left intact, contrasting with modern chrome taps and white plastic dining chairs.

Although the majority of the property's existing layout was left intact, two bathrooms were adapted in order to create an en suite for the master bedroom and a larger washroom for the remainder of the house.

"The spatial layout of the apartment broadly corres...