Barracas 69

Location

Rua das Barracas, nº69 - Lisbon

State

Completed

Project

July 2016

Work

April 2019

Area

235m²

Category

Rehabilitation | Housing

Photography

Francisco Nogueira

More than 100 years old and based on the usual system for the time, the jayleiro type, the building has been extensively renovated to preserve what can still be salvaged and to enhance its architecture.

Due to its vacant state, it was necessary to demolish the entire inner core in order to restore structural safety and health conditions, but always with the aim of maintaining the character of the building and pre-existing housing structure, as well as the materials and decorative elements that link it to its time and history.

Entrance door

In order to improve the habitability of the attic floor, a single water feature was kept on the roof that aligns with the neighbor’s slope and replicates the 3 lower openings, turning them into “tinted” windows. Also on the main elevation, the wooden entrance door was restored, as it was a unique element that needed to be preserved

Main facade

Main facade detail

On the inside, given the need to rebuild the stairwell, it would be advantageous to rotate this core 90º and lean it against the back wall, keeping the same design and dimensions, in order to free up as much area as possible at the front of the building, which is the only one with windows. In this way, it is possible to obtain more functional, balanced rooms with a greater incidence of natural light.