Bairro da liberdade is a suburban neighborhood in Lisbon formed in the middle of the XIX century. The site has a very strong community, people live together in closed yards and help each other consequently.

Buildings are built without any urban plannings, by the population, with low resources and using as much space as possible. Although living in poor conditions, people always arrange a way to make their own houses.

The house to revitalize, has a lack of space and it was a wish of the owner to invert the stairs, to have an extra room for the children and also keeping the terrace. With our design, we tried to find a low cost solution, that could be achievable for the family living in the house.

Process of revitalization:

_ moving the stairs

_ moving the bathroom

_ creating a new room

_ terrace at the top

1st phase + changes for 2nd phase

area covered by OSB modular units

2nd phase

functional diagram of our proposal

original plan

proposal, 1st floorplan

proposal, 2nd floorplan - rooftop used as a terrace

programme diagram - existing vs. proposed

sections

redesign pieces for the corner in the terrace

3D from the frame proposal

Rendering: view from the top

Rendering: entrance

Rendering: entrance at night