The building was designed and constructed, entirely new, in 2014, after the previous building collapsed in 2011. The new design proposes an identity that mostly concerns on creating a completely new facade with three black panels of prefabricated monolithic and heavy concrete, integrating the windows.

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Architects: Paula Santos Arquitectura

Location: Porto, Portugal

Collaborators: Vasco Novais, Renata Pinho, Carmen Estima

Area: 496.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Alberto Plácido

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The building was designed and constructed, entirely new, in 2014, after the previous building collapsed in 2011. The new design proposes an identity that mostly concerns on creating a completely new facade with three black panels of prefabricated monolithic and heavy concrete, integrating the windows.
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Section

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Each floor becomes a small apartment except for the ground floor that becomes a duplex unit with a garden. The interiors also incorporate the traditional central stair with a skylight to all the internal spaces and circulations. 

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Floor Plans

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The new construction finally reflects the metric and the characteris...