APARTMENT OLIVAIS-SUL
The apartment is located in the Olivais Sul Towers complex, originally designed by Raul Hestnes Ferreira and Manuel Tainha in 1967. The collective balconies associated with the cores suggest a desire for communal living. Each apartment is centered around a balcony that connects the main spaces, echoing the theme of outdoor space as a social unifier. However, the apartment, as we found it, had been significantly altered—all these connections had been lost. Our intervention aimed to restore the balcony as a central gathering space. It also included continuous plywood furniture for storage, which would introduce subtle transitions between spaces.
Year 2022-2023
Location Lisboa, Portugal
Status Built
Surface 77 m²
Client Private
Design Team Inês Cruz, Gonçalo Viana Pereira, João Alves
Contractor Victor Cazacu
Photography Pedro Galvão Lucas