Structure studio Fala Atelier decked out the angular areas of the 087 home in Lisbon with outsized spots and stripes, which additionally characteristic on its daring marble facade.
Designed by Porto-based studio Fala Atelier, 087 is a three-storey residence within the Portuguese capital with a rectilinear facade embellished with chunky marble shapes.
The studio, identified for its playful use of geometry, created customized carpentry from regionally sourced supplies to accommodate the house’s curved and staggered partitions and the sloping ceilings throughout the constructing.
A garden-facing kitchen on the bottom flooring consists of terrazzo flooring and stepped timber cabinetry embellished with daring black and white stripes and topped with marble slabs.
Uncommon options reminiscent of a funnel-shaped, teal-hued extractor fan add an eclectic contact. This Fala Atelier-designed piece will also be present in a windowless storage in Lisbon that the studio transformed for a pair.
“There aren’t any elegant extractors in the marketplace,” Fala Atelier associate Filipe Magalhães instructed Dezeen.
“All of them appear to be nasty home equipment. With the kitchen in the way in which of the window, we knew we must combine the fan. Since we could not make it disappear, we celebrated the piece,” he added.
The open-plan kitchen connects to the dwelling space, which is characterised by pinewood flooring dotted with geometric walnut accents.
“The colors of the stripes and the dots on the ground actually attempt to be noble,” stated Magalhães.
The area additionally options doorways designed by the studio and caramel-coloured Ligne Roset Togo sofas – a quilted and low-slung design basic created by Michel Ducaroy in 1973.
This seating was positioned subsequent to a boxy hearth clad with gleaming white ceramic tiles and a squat show plinth completed in veiny black marble.
“We tried to diversify the fabric palette as a lot as doable whereas nonetheless making it fairly banal,” defined Magalhães.
“The alternatives are very Portuguese, however the combination goals at being extra than simply that,” added the architect.
Upstairs, the identical bespoke cabinetry as within the kitchen was used to type bigger cabinets throughout the curved and angular non-public areas of the 2 higher flooring.
Board-formed concrete ceilings, which additionally characteristic downstairs, have been paired with outsized rounded mirrors within the loos and a mix of timber and marble flooring.
The garden-facing facade follows the identical geometry as its street-facing element, additionally that includes round and rectilinear ornamental shapes.
“This home is quite a bit in regards to the relationship with the backyard,” stated Magalhães, noting the floor-to-ceiling glazing that connects the indoor and out of doors areas.
Fala Atelier has designed a number of properties in an analogous type, together with six micro-houses in Porto with geometric varieties and concrete finishes and one other Porto property topped with a striped concrete roof.
The pictures is by Francisco Ascensao and Giulietta Margot.
