Textual content description offered by the architects. Palma Studios, located within the Palma neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal, is a sustainable retrofit venture reworking a late Nineteenth-century farmhouse. This space is understood for its village-scale appeal and low density. The venture preserves and restores the unique constructing’s shell that was badly decaying, repurposing it into micro studios designed for scholar dwelling.
To optimise house, a brand new basement and loft stage have been launched. The format options an interlocking three-dimensional puzzle of rooms with mezzanines accessed from double peak corridors. The 19 en-suite items are supported by a communal kitchen, dwelling house, roof terrace and laundry, in addition to an exterior dealing with cafe that brings the scholar and area people collectively.
The constructing seamlessly incorporates native façade shades of burnt yellow, bringing the surface surroundings indoors. This color imparts a heat glow to areas that will in any other case have considerably restricted daylight, resulting from sustaining the unique window openings.
Light-weight perforated metallic interventions are positioned all through the constructing, permitting gentle to filter via and creating visible connections between areas, while unifying the design and creating a way of continuity. This lightness contrasts with the white-painted thick masonry partitions and uncovered concrete ceilings. The constructing’s exterior envelope has been restored and its authentic structure was preserved to rejoice its native character throughout the space.
