Márvila House
Márvila House
Atelier José Andrade Rocha
ARCHITECTS
Atelier José Andrade Rocha
ENGINEERING
Inline Engenharia
PHOTOGRAPHS
Francisco Ascensão
AREA
330 M²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Lisboa, Portugal
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
The project was developed during the pandemic.
Perhaps for this reason, these houses reflect a desire to enhance gatherings and to go beyond the determinism of functions - seeking an imagined joy
The street façade remains unchanged, offering clues about the intervention.
The rear façade, resulting from the extension, presents itself as new, not in opposition to the existing, but as an additional layer in the building's history.
A renewed connection with the garden is explored, as a prerogative to celebrate what at that time seemed vital to us: the sun, the earth, the water, leisure
