Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design

House Dos Oleiros

HOUSE DOS OLEIROS

Paulo Martins

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

ARCHITECTS
Paulo Martins

PHOTOGRAPHS
Ivo Tavares Studio

AREA
1184 ft²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Castelo Branco, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

This house is located in Castelo Branco, in the old part of the city.

Which has been in an increasing state of decline in recent years. In response to this trend, this project was aimed at taking on the contours of an archetype,

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

In an attempt to establish a trend in the urban occupancy of the city.

Urban revitalisation of the historic centre and its occupancy by younger age groups, making this part of the city more dynamic once more.

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

In line with this intention, the project consisted of maintaining the original appearance of the house on the outside.

While inside, the spaces were readapted to current standards of comfort and living, marked by contemporary minimalism.

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

In project terms, the house has 2 floors and a mezzanine. The ground floor is set aside for rest areas, for lighting reasons, and the upper floors are for the social areas.

On these upper floors, which are accessed via the original building staircase.

We restored the spatial amplitude of the roof, giving us quite a generous floor-to-ceiling height.

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

And letting the light reflect on the white ceilings.And walls, flooding into the entire space that had once been enclosed.

A skylight was added to the mezzanine, giving you a view of the castle from your workstation.

And reminding you that this contemporary space is filled with history.

House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio

In terms of materials, we wanted the project to be light, casual and welcoming, using simple, yet high quality, materials.Painting the walls and ceilings in light shades and finishing off floors and furniture in Scots pine.


House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio
House Dos Oleiros
© Ivo Tavares Studio


House Dos Oleiros
Ground Floor Plan
House Dos Oleiros
Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan


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