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Entwurf • Design Duarte Caldas.Architecture, PT-Lissabon
Bauherr • Client Olala Homes
Standort • Location PT-Cascais
Nutzfläche • Floor space 38 m 2
Fotos • Photos Francisco Nogueira, PT-Lissabon
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 134

APARTMENT

IN CASCAIS

„Das Leitmotiv des Projekts besteht The holiday flat in the Portuguese coastal town of Cascais
is called Equador 201. It belongs to the portfolio of Olala
in einem neuen Element in der Längsachse, Homes, a design-savvy holiday home provider. Lisbon-

das ein Gefühl von Kontinuität und based office Duarte Caldas.Arquitecture Design, which
has great expertise in conversion and extension projects,
räumlicher Einheit vermittelt.“ succeeded in giving the only 38 square metres of usable
space a generous appearance, appeal and character.
Duarte Caldas.Architecture Design

L ong and narrow, three times as long as it is wide. Such extreme
floor plans excite architects. Especially when an entrance, kitchen,
dining area, bathroom, living and sleeping area have to be accommo-
dated on just 38 square metres. With the Equador 201 holiday flat in
Cascais, Duarte Caldas.Architecture Design demonstrates how this can
3 1 be done. This “temporary flat” is surprisingly airy despite its room
schedule. To achieve this, the team of office founder Duarte Caldas
had all the non-load-bearing elements of the existing building remo-
5 4 2 ved, the only exception being the bathroom walls. The result is an
open-plan layout with an ingenious zoning. The “corridor” – the leit-
motif of the project – is much more than a circulation area: it is an ac-
cess zone, visual axis and living space all at once. This proverbial gol-
Grundriss • Floor plan den thread runs straight from one end to the other. All areas are strung
along it. All the permanent fixtures – kitchen unit, living room shelf,
bedroom sideboard – but also the small dining area, are 60 centime-
tres deep and arranged on one side of this axis; on the other side are
1 Eingangsbereich • Hall
2 Küche • Kitchen zones three times as deep – the entrance area, the bathroom and the
3 Bad • Bathroom living and sleeping areas, which can be furnished independently. A
4 Wohnzimmer • Living room
5 Schlafzimmer • Bedroom light track suspended from the ceiling emphasises the entire length of
the flat; a mirror doubles it. Living and sleeping areas can be visually
separated or integrated by means of floor-to-ceiling, translucent, rota-
table panels. Light can thus penetrate into the farthest corners of the
flat. A homogeneous floor screed emphasises the spatial continuum.
The architects merely had the rough plaster of the walls painted grey.
The reinforced concrete beams were also left visible. The colour white
and new smooth, varnished surfaces are used to add a dominant con-
trast to this industrial charm. The bathroom is painted light blue. The
archaic-looking washbasin and shower are made of natural stone.
This holiday flat, which is intended to offer guests the comfort and de-
sign of a veritable residence, is radiantly bright. Equador 804, another
flat designed by the architects for Olala Homes in Cascais, has a com-
Längsschnitt • Longitudinal section pletely different character - and is even smaller ...

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