The intervention of a ‘Pombalino’ building in Lisbon

In this issue, we are going into the details of the excellent refurbishment completed of a building in Lisbon. In this way, the intervention of José Adriâo aimed for the adaptation and refurbishment of a “Pombalino” building, turning it into a short term rental unit (‘Baixa House’)

A GREAT PROJECT

Located in the heart of the historical area of Baixa, in Lisbon, the building sits at the corner of Rua dos Fanqueiros and Rua da Conceição. Since its construction in the late 18th century, there has been a great deal of changes and modifications that deeply modified the original character of its fractions. As project strategy and as a way of reducing costs, the decision was made to accept its existing heterogeneous character. The intervention was defined as a new addition in continuity with its history, incorporating the changes of different times and setting aside a possible restoration process. The main actions determined by the project were: the typological change from two apartments per floor to three, the introduction of an elevator, the substitution of all infrastructures and the conservation of a substantial part of construction elements, such as floor boards, the wooden ceilings in overlapping boards, internal and external tiles, window frames and doors. The trim needed and the “patches” were considered as such.

A COMPLETE TEAM

The intervention has been performed on a gross floor area of 391,70 m2. José Adriâo has been main architec and have worked with him for two teams. Stage 1: Tiago Mota (project manager), Luis Valiente and Rui Didier. Stage 2: Carla Gonçalves (project manager), Joâo Matos, Margarida Lameiro, Ricardo Aboim Inglez, Rute Ribeiro and Sara Jardim.

Structural Engineer: ARA – AlvesRodriguez e Associados.

Services Engineer: Acribia, JoséAndrade, Paulo Rodrigues, MauroCarvalho.

Quantity surveyor: Nunes –Medem and Paulo Nunes.

General contractor: Paviana construções, lda.

Site supervision: Grese – estudos,projectos e gestão de obras,Ramalho Ortigaô, Interseta – arquitectura,design e gestâo de obra andNelson Rangel

Decoration: Ugo.

José Adriâo has been performed an amazing adaptation and refurbishment of a “Pombalino” building in the heart of of the historical area of Baixa, in Lisbon.