‘junqueira apartment’ by aspa, lisobn, portugalimage © FG + SGall images courtesy of aspa

 

 

the ‘junqueira apartment’, originally built in lisbon in 2006, is a one-storey flat with a considerable ceiling height of 5.2 meters. the renovation,as explained by portuguese practice aspa arquitectos, can be more appropriately considered an extension rather than a refurbishment since the re-designsimply reinterprets the previously ’empty’ space in relation to the volume of the structure. the new space can be characterized by two basic elements:first, a foreign mezzanine component that intrudes into the original space and runs through the linear plan as a hovering spine, creating a new dynamic relationship between private and public program and almost doubling the livable floor area. the second element is the monochromatic color schememade aggressively apparent through the smooth geometric surfaces juxtaposed from the natural wood floors, highlighted from the natural light enteringthe peripheral existing walls.

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 2black mezzanine structure integrating into the original apartmentimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 3reflective surface and longitudinal corridor through new spacesimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 4vertical connection to the additionimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 5upstairs spaceimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 6image © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 7dichotomy of black and whiteimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 8all-white programimage © FG + SG

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 9original space

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 10floor plan / original level 0

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 11floor plan / mezzanine level

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 12section

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 13section

 

 

aspa: apartment renovation in junqueira - 14section

 

 

project info:

 

 

location: lisbon, portugaldate: 2011 – 2012architecture: aspa – josé maria cumbre + nuno sousa caetano (collaborator – rita laginha e rita brito)area: 110.00 m2foundations and structures: prpc engenheiros – joão paulo cardosowater and sewerage installations: francisco carmonaconstruction: salvaria lda