Img.8 fala atelier, House in Rua Faria Guimarães, Porto, Portugal 2017Img.1 fala atelier, House in Rua Faria Guimarães, Porto, Portugal 2017, plan
Img.9 fala atelier, House in Rua Faria Guimarães, Porto, Portugal 2017, plan before refurbishment
In every unit, a modular wall of openable plywood panels was painted in a deep blue tone, concealing different functions: kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry. Only upon a second look it is understandable the distinction between the five units: the consistent system and visual relation between the several apartments finds its contradiction in the necessary adaptation of its rhetorical rigidity to the geometry of the staircase, the existing windows, the form of the roof. In each studio, a piece of natural stone with a different form unbalances the apparently symmetrical inner elevations.
House in Rua Faria Guimarães, Porto, Portugal
Architect: fala atelier
Project team: Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, Ahmed Belkhodja, Mariana Silva, Diogo Paixão, Paulo Sousa
Tiles: Paulina Piech
Client: Stunning Chapter ltd
Contractor: Engilaco
Year: 2017