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Mansard Building Renovation in Portugal

24 October 2024

Architecture: Tisem

Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Mansard Building Renovation Portugal

Photos by Ivo Tavares Studio

Mansard Building Renovation, Figueira da Foz

This project is born from the rehabilitation of the mansards of a 19th-century building with patrimonial value, located at the top of 8 de Maio Square, in the heart of Figueira da Foz. Facing the river, the building—with 3 floors and an attic, a rectangular plan, symmetrical and regular elevations, and a three-pitched roof—occupies a privileged position in the old town. Both the roof and its structure, presenting several pathologies, represent an opportunity to rethink the layout of this floor in a profound and integrated way.

Mansard Building Renovation Portugal

The main concerns include preserving and enhancing the space, improving its safety, performance, and comfort, optimizing the habitable area on this top floor to make a profit on the investment in its conservation, and establishing a harmonious dialogue between the new and the existing.

Based on these, the basic assumptions for the project were defined as follows:

– To favor views over the square and the river;
– To rebuild the roof in the image of the existing one, with three roof waters in Marseille tile and a hidden gutter;
– To conceive the new structure without compromising the existing one, stabilizing it to increase the lifespan of the building;
– To use the new structure—its geometry, rhythm, metrics, and material—as a design theme for the interior architecture and to increase the usable height of spaces;
– To introduce light and fresh air into the dwellings without compromising the overall harmony of the building, through the opening of zinc-coated mansard windows, aligned with the windows on the lower floors;
– To reinforce the wooden structure of the top floor where necessary and rebuild the hardwood floor as original.

Mansard Building Renovation Portugal

The project redesigns the access to the mansard floor—stairs and elevator—and divides the floor plan into two apartments: a two-room apartment with an open-plan living room and kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and storage; and a three-room apartment with a similar layout, adding another bedroom and more space in the living room and kitchen for a kitchen island.

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Both apartments have living rooms facing south, overlooking the square and river, while other spaces face west or east. The interior is characterized by the rhythm of the roof’s structural grid, luminous windows, and natural wood finishes. The architecture remains simple and unpretentious, reflecting the vision, art, and technique of its time, ensuring continuity while writing a new chapter in the building’s history.

Mansard Building Renovation Portugal

Mansard Building Renovation, Portugal – Building Information

Architect: Tisem – https://tisem.pt/
Project Name: 8th of May Square Mansards
Main Architect: Diana Bizarro
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tisem.lda/

Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Year of Conclusion: 2022
Total Area: 200 sq. m. – 3rd floor intervened

Builder: APmanos, Barrôconstroi
Engineering & Consultants: Tisem – Emanuel Lopes, Fernando Ferreira
Project Manager: Miguel Jordão
Light Design: Albano Gonçalves
Structural Engineer: SILVAS – Rui Rodrigues
Inspection: Estimativa Curiosa – Patrícia Silva
Safety: Genialmed – Vasco Parente
Acoustic Design: Tisem – Daniela Nicolau
Fluids Engineering: Tisem – Daniela Nicolau
Thermal Engineering: Atelier-42 – Cristina Pires
Interior Design: Susana Pires

Mansard Building Renovation Portugal

Photography: Ivo Tavares Studio

Mansard Building Renovation, Portugal images / information received 241024 from Ivo Tavares Studio

Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal, southwestern Europe

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