![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb22/ac59/6f01/7c1d/979a/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_3.jpg?1711405884)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb08/b093/fa01/7b47/7774/newsletter/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_2.jpg?1711405851)
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.
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Kitchen](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb0a/ac59/6f01/7c1d/9793/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_8.jpg?1711405859)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Image 26 of 28](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fae7/b093/fa01/7b47/776f/newsletter/13-7.jpg?1711405802)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb0c/b093/fa01/7b47/7778/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_1.jpg?1711405866)
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.
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Image 12 of 28](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb25/ac59/6f01/7c1d/979c/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_7.jpg?1711405889)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Image 13 of 28](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb25/b093/fa01/7b47/777f/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_4.jpg?1711405889)
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.
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Windows, Bed](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb21/ac59/6f01/7c1d/9799/medium_jpg/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_2.jpg?1711405883)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Image 23 of 28](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fae7/b093/fa01/7b47/7770/newsletter/10-4.jpg?1711405807)
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Wood, Table](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb20/b093/fa01/7b47/777c/newsletter/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_1.jpg?1711405875)
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.
![Palma Studios / andre kong studio + Barbosa Mateus Arquitetos - Exterior Photography, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6601/fb0c/b093/fa01/7b47/7779/newsletter/palma-studios-andre-kong-studio-plus-barbosa-mateus-arquitetos_13.jpg?1711405852)