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Campo Lindo House in Porto
Residential Building Renovation in Portugal – design by Pedro Vasco Ferreira Architecture Studio
25 Jun 2019
Campo Lindo
Architects: Pedro Vasco Ferreira Architecture Studio
Location: Largo do Campo Lindo, Paranhos, Porto, Portugal

The Largo do Campo Lindo project aimed at the renovation of a 19th century abandoned building, used for decades as multifamily housing and commerce, and its conversion to a single-family dwelling.

The building is located at the intersection between Campo Lindo square and Igreja de Paranhos street, whose layout has medieval origins.

Despite the advanced state of degradation and adulteration, the house retained many features of the original construction (mid-19th century), namely the stone structural walls in granite masonry, wood beams, stucco ceilings, and pine wood floors.
As a result of the use of both the ground floor (commerce) and the upper floors (rooms for students) the spaces and the constructive details done true the years irreversibly transformed the character of the preexistence.

The intention of reconverting the building into a single family house forced an absolute restructure of the space, that culminated in a new interior organization, a new entrance and new location of the stairs.

The result is a reinterpretation of the constructive and spatial solutions common at the time the house was origin...