Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo atelier

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Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Exterior Photography, Windows, Door, Facade, Arch, Column, Arcade
© Frederico Martinho

Text description provided by the architects. Three concrete façades of three houses are set around a courtyard. Each façade displays a different arrangement of the same constructive principle: a wall of exposed concrete rises from the ground, then, at a certain moment, a metal grid emerges from the concrete to contain a variety of local stones stacked on top of each other, until finally, the grid contains nothing but air.

Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Exterior Photography, Windows, Brick, Facade
© Frederico Martinho
Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Frederico Martinho
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Plan - House B
Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Exterior Photography, Facade, Column
© Frederico Martinho
Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Frederico Martinho

Inside, the main house, no major changes occurred, with the exception of the removal of four walls. For each demolished wall, a line of pine wood was set on the concrete floor and four replicas of the original doorframes were placed in their exact position, emphasizing the physical absence of the walls that were once there.

Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Interior Photography, Windows, Beam
© Frederico Martinho
Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Interior Photography
© Frederico Martinho
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Concept
Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo  atelier - Interior Photography, Table, Bench, Beam
© Frederico Martinho

As for the main façade, facing Alportel Street, due to its exceptional aesthetic and compositional qualities, it remained exactly the same as it was when designed in 1934.

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Address:Faro, Portugal

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Cite: "Three Exposed Concrete Façades / corpo atelier" [Três Fachadas de Betão Aparente / corpo atelier] 12 Nov 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1009590/three-exposed-concrete-facades-corpo-atelier> ISSN 0719-8884

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