The main facade, part of a set of five houses built simultaneously, was rehabilitated, with the consolidation of the original tiles, typical of the construction period. On the back facade, which had already been the target of an intervention in the 40s, the original materials and alignments were replaced, with the application of slate shingles in the central zone, and of lime mortar in a lateral strip of the facade corresponding to the bathrooms. Existing sash windows have been preserved and enhanced with the installation of perimeter wooden frames.
The preservation and enhancement of the pre-existing constructive elements contributed to the fullfilment of two important assumptions of the intervention, the economy and the time, without neglecting form and function. At the end, the object overlapped the project.
Casa da Boavista, Porto, Portugal
Program: townhouse
Architects: Atelier in.vitro, Joana Leandro Vasconcelos
Engineering: NCREP - Consultoria em Reabilitação do Edificado e Património
Contractor: CS Construtora
Area: 300 sqm
Completion: 2015