C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment by Vitor Almeida

C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment by Vitor Almeida is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Pilak in Disenyo sa Espasyong Interyor ug Eksibisyon Competition Category.

PilakInteryor· 2021

C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment

by Vitor Almeida

Client: Eu.Sei.Que.Vou.Te.Amar

A' Design Award nga Pilak Winner in Interyor Category

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The Design

About C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment

C R usa ka disenyo sa sulod sa apartment nga nahuman sa Lisbon, Portugal. Ang apartment nag-okupar sa kanhi sosyal nga andana sa usa ka building nga unang gitukod isip usa ka Hotel Particulier, diin napulog usa ka lawak ang nag-ambit sa usa lamang ka banyo. Ang orihinal nga mural ug mga dibuho sa kisame gipreserbar ug gipahiuli sa artisan nga mga pintor. Lima ka bag-ong banyo, uban ang mga kwarto ug usa ka kusina, ang gidugang pinaagi sa estruktural nga mga muwebles ug mga partisyon sa bildo, salamin, stainless steel ug tumbaga. Ang velvet ug marmol nagsunod sa orihinal nga mga kolor, nga naghiusa sa disenyo sa ika-18 ug ika-21 nga siglo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Pilak

C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Pilak, usa ka talagsaon kaayo nga prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa labing taas nga lebel, matahom, ug makadani nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Pilak labihan ka hayag ug mamugnaon nga mga buhat nga nagpakita sa bantogan nga kahanas, talento, ug kamatngon sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment mahimong talagsaon nga buhat nga ipasigarbo, dako ang pagkapropesyonal ug lawom ang kabag-ohan. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Pilak usa ka labihan ka mamatikdan, gihangaan nga imbento nga mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. C R Primary Function: Disenyo sa Sulod sa Apartment usa ka paglalang nga giinggit sa daghan, nga nagpukaw og mga tinguha, nagdala og positibo nga mga pagbati, ug nagsiga sa katingala ug paghangyo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The apartment is integrated into a building originally designed as a Hotel Particulier in what was originaly the social floor.
The focus of the design program was on the maintenance and restoration of the architectural heritage of the property, whilst transforming it to cater to the new family, adding 5 bathrooms to the only existing one.
The intervention needed to be silent, and therefore, timeless 21st furniture pieces were chosen to effortlessly blend with the 18th-century original grandeur.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Area is of 315 m2.
Tags: refurbishment, historic property, blending styles, luxurious interiors,
Production Technology: Artisan painters were brought in to restore the mural and ceiling paintings. For the new intervention, structural furniture and partitions were created in glass and mirrors, stainless steel and brass. We also find various shades of velvet and diferent marble stones that play with the original colours of the apartment.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of this project was to be able to preserve the rich mural paintings and historic aspects of the property and still introduce new areas that are key to family living, such as more bathrooms and bedrooms.
Research: To start the architect did a carefull research of the building's history as well as the architecture era it illustrates. He also needed to understand the client's needs as well as her family's dynamics in order to better design their ideal home.
Then came the design process that involved designing new areas and ways in which these could be integrated in the original layout. The furniture pieces were each carefully researched and selected to create a seamless blend of the design of two different times, 18th and 21st centuries.
Inspiration: The main goal was for the interventions to be silent, so much so that they should go un-noticed and not dispute the attention for the pre-existing details. The history of the home is communicated through the preserved design details and extravagant touches, whilst the story of the residents and their preferences are subtly integrated into the apartment through their modern and minimalist updates.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and was completed in June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Operation Flow: The original area that this apartment now ocupies was a social floor of a Hotel Particulier with eleven living rooms and one bathroom. These ample rooms were adorned with colourful mural and ceiling paintings that the architect wanted to preserve. The adjustment to a residencial program meant bedrooms, bathrooms and a kitchen would need to be integrated in the existing areas. In order to acomplish this in a discreet manner that would not interfeer with the rich decor of the walls and ceilings, structural furniture and partitions were added to create these new spaces, with the adition of materials that only accentuated the existing colors. Glass and mirrors with brass were prefered for these partition units and furniture. The transition between areas has an organic flow. The luxurious vibe and the blend between old and new is felt all throughout the apartment without separation lines.
Image Credits: Image #1 - Photographer Ricardo Oliveira Alves, 2020,
Image #2 - Photographer Ricardo Oliveira Alves, 2020,
Image #3 - Photographer Ricardo Oliveira Alves, 2020,
Image #4 - Photographer Ricardo Oliveira Alves, 2020,
Image #5 - Photographer Ricardo Oliveira Alves, 2020