Olival Street House

Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

OLIVAL STREET HOUSE

ARX Portugal

ARCHITECTS
ARX PORTUGAL

BUILDER
X-LOG-Construção Lda.

LEAD ARCHITECTS
José Mateus, Nuno Mateus

COLLABORATORS
Ricardo Guerreiro

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Quadrante – Engenharia e Consultoria

AREA
423 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Lisboa, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation, House Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

The project states the profound reformulation of a building of 4 apartments located on Rua do Olival, in Lisbon, transforming it into a single-family house. From the pre-existence, due to the imposition of the council, the main façade was maintained, with the rest of the building being entirely new.

Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

It was thus decided to take advantage of the juxtaposition of two different times, apparent in the original architecture present on the facade and that of a new interior that is admittedly contemporary, establishing a different dialogue between these two moments, expressive both inside and outside.

In terms of façade, this dialogue is evidenced by the hidden placement of the new single-glazed frames which, when drawn back to the interior face of the wall, produce deep, contemporary spans, but which underline the great thickness of the original walls.

Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

On the posterior façade, the language is admittedly contemporary, consisting of large glazing that underline the visual relationship with the garden patio.

Inside, the interior spatial structure results from the interpretation of the housing program, with the lower floors having social areas, with extension to the garden, and the private areas on the upper floors, with visual threading to the Tagus River.

Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

In terms of design concept, a kind of central volume in plywood organizes vertical communications, accommodates cabinets and bathrooms and defines the limits of the main spaces organized along the two opposite facades.

If the dialogue between different times manifests itself mainly in the resolution of the gaps between the dimensions of the spans of the facade and the floors, generating singular situations, In tectonic terms an informal contemporaneity is affirmed, either through the exposed concrete ceilings of singular texture granted by formwork on OSB panels or sanded concrete floors.

Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Olival Street House
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Olival Street House
Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan


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