Lido 501 Apartment

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

LIDO 501 APARTMENT

 Atelier Aberto Arquitetura

ARCHITECTS
Atelier Aberto Arquitetura

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Renata Beck

COLLABORATING ARCHITECTS
Rafael Guadagnini

MANUFACTURES
AutoDesk, GRAPHISOFT, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Agratto, Continente Inox, Decortiles, Eliane, Gilson Golombieski, Hommi, Imports, Marcel Dallagnol, Max Forte, Muma, Ondo, Persol, Ralo Linear Elleve, Santa Luzia, Tok&Stok, Trimble Navigation

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcelo Donadussi

AREA
30 m2

YEAR
2002

LOCATION
Porto Alegre, Brazil

CATEGORY
Apartments, Apartment Interiors

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

This 30m² apartment, with angled walls and a very irregular floor plan, was once a hotel room.

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

In the historic center of Porto Alegre, the Lido Hotel has been for years a reference on the search for accommodation in the capital of Brazil’s southernmost state, close to the Matriz Plaza and the Public Market.

However, the new demand for small apartments has turned this hotel into a coliving building.

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

The client sought the office with the intention of transforming his investment, the small apartment, into a temporary “Bed and Breackfast” accommodation style, but that also included the needs of a less temporary housing, if necessary.

The old hotel room should have a double bed, sofa bed, closet, desk, kitchen and bathroom.

Lido 501 Apartment
Lido 501 Apartment
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The challenge of making the space more regular was the initial premise of the office.

The search for parallel lines resulted in the project's concept.

A large closet, which is summarized in a multifunctional white volume, hides the plant's “zigzag” and includes a bathroom, kitchen, as well as space for clothes and groceries.

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

In line with this volume, the lighting, in a smooth industrial black profile and directional spots, accompanies.

The main flow of the apartment, drawing an “L” and illuminating the way.

The shelves to the right of the front door contain the television, plants, books and decorative objects.

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi

The window, which faces the street and the front facade of the building, was supplied by a wooden “frame”, which finishes the peeled walls and a curtain with a shelf accompanying the entire wall of the window.

This shelf was designed to accommodate plants, which would bring a little green into the house, since the view from the window is predominated by the concrete jungle of Porto Alegre's historic center.

Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi


Lido 501 Apartment
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi


Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi
Lido 501 Apartment
© Marcelo Donadussi


Lido 501 Apartment
Gif - Site scheme
Lido 501 Apartment
Floor Plan


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