House along a Wall

The former garage of a housing block was kept open to many uses: apartment, shop, café or gallery. The Portuguese design team placed a freely curved wall that resolves the irregular space and creates one long room from the street to the garden, separating the main area from secondary rooms.

The metal gate was replaced with hammered glass panels and a black marble circle that is both handle and mailbox. The back opens fully to a garden with a sliding window and a blue concrete column. A white and blue triangulated terrazzo floor follows the curve.