GUESTHOUSE, OPORTO – PORTUGAL, 2017

THE PROJECT STARTS FROM A SINGLE SPACE FEATURING THREE WINDOWS OVERLOOKING THE CITY AND THE NEED TO SUBDIVIDE IT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THREE ROOMS.

THREE NEW WALLS DEFINE THREE NEW SPACES: ONE MAIN SPACE, A LIVING ROOM, AND TWO SECONDARY SPACES, A KITCHEN AND A BEDROOM. THEIR GEOMETRY ALLOWS ALL THE THREE SPACES TO RELATE TO THE THREE WINDOWS ON THE FAÇADE.
THE NEW WALLS HAVE AN UNUSUAL TRACING THAT, AT THE SAME TIME, BLENDS INTO THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. 

EACH SPACE MAINTAINS ITS OWN AUTONOMY ALTHOUGH BELONGING TO A CIRCULAR AND CONTINUOUS SYSTEM.

Photos: © Marco Cappelletti