Homes We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space sent by our neighborhood of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.Project Details: Location: Porto, Portugal Professional photographer: Giulietta Margot
/ @giulietta_margot Professional Photographer: Lera Samovich Fromthe Designer: “The brand-new structure gets in the existing building on its own terms. A row of thin metal poles carries an I-beam extending from front to back. When needed, the beams are interrupted; these cuts are exposed and commemorated.”The new aspects are painted brilliant red and blue. They occupy positions within
the area that are intentionally disruptive, blocking doors, windows, and passages. Due to the fact that of that trouble the structure becomes noticeable. It is an active individual of the space. Besides the structure, the structure required a couple of fragmented interventions. Within the interior area, very little was destroyed and a couple of tactical walls were included. Towards the street, the structure acquired a reflective hat; toward the back, a brand-new clear layer alleviates the concern of insulation, offering an enclosed veranda on each level and a brand-new mask, made of glass, yellow frames, stripes of mirror, and marble.”The job is made with lines and surfaces, both approached in a way that is organized however excessive. The existing spaces are reimagined with lines of wood skirting, yellow frames, and dense metal mesh. Colors are let loose. Each space is taken apart into sides of white, light green, and dark blue paint. Mirrors are applied where the edges do not quite fulfill. Errors result in the multiplicity of reflective surfaces. The resulting area is plentiful and complex, yet every room, fragment, or corner within your home follows the exact same reasoning. The fragmented job is taken apart in order to be reassembled with a various system, to recommend a different reading of an existing structure.”