Caiano & Morgado - Arquitectos Associados, Lda.

Warborn Apartment

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

ARCHITECTS
Caiano Morgado Arquitectos Associados: Joana Caiano, António Morgado

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

AREA
300.0 m2

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal

CATEGORY
Apartment Interiors

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by architect.

The project focused on a duplex apartment on the top floor of a sea-facing building.

The two starting points were the need to re-adjust layout and flow to purpose, and the wish to promote the relationship with the surrounding landscape.

Therefore, the project became a process of re-design and customization.

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The spans and porches were re-defined to focus on and emphasize the scenic quality of the landscape as well as the transition between exterior and interior areas.

The existing circular staircase was re-designed, highlighting its form and arresting its sense of movement.

Walls and ceiling melt into one or bend in order to show the way. Vertical lighting stripes signal the entrance to a room.

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Kitchen and living spaces co-habit, while their essential aspects are revealed, and the superfluous concealed. Wood, white and 'viroc' materials define the various spaces.

Black glass details provide highlights and an alternative take on the surrounding landscape when reflected.

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The sea and the horizon become omnipresent throughout, either framed by a window or captured in a fleeting reflection.

Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Warborn Apartment
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal