The project designed by Fala Atelier has transformed an abandoned garage in a dwelling building in Lisbon into open-plan living space for a young couple with a parking-exhibitor for their black and vintage car.
The group is self-proclaimed “naïve architectural practice” is quickly gaining recognition for its scenographic approach, their collages, using few materials to built and an interesting colour palette on doors and curtains. A fresh vision with the best Aldo Rossi influences.
Description of project by Fala Atelier
The project started with an unconventional request from an open minded couple: within a very tight budget, to convert a windowless 200m² garage into a house.
The proposed intervention intended the clearest reading possible of the existing structure, emphasising its strength. While the garage was careless and grey, the house is clean and white; its materiality is flat, its light is abstract.
Two generous bathrooms were included behind a curved wall, where a broken corner was before; the walls and ceilings were painted in white and the floor covered in a continuous polished concrete surface; the existing skylights we’re rethought. No other change felt necessary.
Carefully placed elements organize the living areas: a marble kitchen, curtains, potted plants. Along with the furniture, the free standing elements carry the flexible identity of the house, hinting its domesticity while punctuating the abstract volume with color.
