Linear Apartment
Porto, Portugal · 2024A 19th-century top-floor apartment on Rua das Flores, stripped back to its terracotta tiles and stuccoed beams. We added almost nothing — a bronzed kitchen, a long oak table, three brass lamps and the right curtains. The light did the rest.
The original ceilings — 3.6 m of plaster cornice — set the rules. Furniture is low; the new joinery is brass-leaf and walnut; the floor is left as it was found. A single curtain runs the entire south façade and is drawn by hand.
We chose a single colour, a warm chalk, for all painted surfaces. The kitchen island is a continuous piece of patinated bronze; it will age unpredictably, which is part of the brief.
- Status
- Built
- Year
- 2024
- Location
- Porto, Portugal
- Programme
- Apartment renovation, 19th-century building
- Area
- 148 m²
- Photography
- do mal o menos
- Team
- SAME Architects
