‘loios’ by OODA in porto, portugal
all images courtesy of OODA
portuguese practice OODA is in the process of converting an 18th century building in downtown porto, portugal into an apartment block.
‘loios’ will contain with 18 housing units for tourists and students within a centralized location. currently, a large amount of old and
historical building are unoccupied within the urban fabric and in need of a purpose. responsible management of these structures can positively
affect the built environment, conservation of resources with social and economic benefits. the historic elevations will be restored and
the ground level retail will be topped with five storeys divided into four stacked residences.
ensuring the spaces fulfill the needs of modern day tenants, a large-scale modular furniture piece will integrate a kitchen, storage, seating,
bed and a bathroom. era paintings on church panels will be turned into digitized image and applied as a perforated surface. additional measures include
paints, waxes and varnishes with vegetable bases, natural resins and mineral pigments.
living module
dining area
exterior
model of exterior
model
model
location plan
context plan
floor plans / level 0-roof
floor plan / penthouse
section
facades
program diagram
conceptual process
historical images
digitized historical images
historical images applied to module
module form studies
module’s functions
module’s functions
module fabrication
sun energy distribution + rainwater reuse diagrams
construction detail
existing conditions
existing conditions
existing conditions
project info:
team: diogo brito, rodrigo vilas-boas, francisco lencastre, lourenco telles menezes
type: commission
size: 1444 sqm
status: starting construction
schedule: completion 2013
collaboration: ccad, gatengel, noraqua, cezero
images: pixelfactory
