Apartment building in Paranhos
- Residential
- R. Henrique de Sousa Reis, Porto, 2018
- com Alexandra Morais, Marcelo Oliveira
- Photography: JMF
The apartment building in Paranhos is an architecture project for the construction of a multifamily residential building with 39 apartments, and a parking lot for commercial use.
The land
The land has a very irregular configuration, resulting from vicissitudes indifferent to the original division of the property.
Its slope causes one part of the land to have a level below that of the street and the opposite part to be above it.
The part of the land that supports the construction of housing is strongly affected by the shadow caused by the surrounding buildings and the volume of the adjacent industrial pavilion.
However, it is the area of the land that offers the best conditions for comfortable construction.
The project
The first condition of the project is to ensure the total functional independence between the residential use and the commercial use of the parking lot that occupies the entire ground floor.
The vehicular and pedestrian accesses to the parking lot are independent.
The placement of the apartment building in Paranhos is the one that provides more and better solar lighting for the residences, as well as the best view of the surrounding landscape.
Thus, the 39 apartments are arranged over four floors, predominantly oriented to the east and west, since the south facade is shaded by the opposite buildings for most of the year.
The different facades of the building were designed taking into account their huge potential difference, in order to achieve the best comfort indices for the residences, given the specific conditions of each one.
Thus, the configuration of the east facade and the positioning of the exterior openings reflect the pursuit of sunlight, diverting the view from the adjacent industrial pavilion and the hustle and bustle of its operation.
The west facade, open and calm, is filled with large balconies, which result in the extension of the interior space of the rooms adjacent to them.
The apartments, with one and two bedrooms, offer a diverse range of configurations to accommodate different usage needs and comfort expectations.
They are designed to maximize the potential of each solar orientation, perspective on the surroundings, and protection against external noise.
The land
The land has a very irregular configuration, resulting from vicissitudes indifferent to the original division of the property.
Its slope causes one part of the land to have a level below that of the street and the opposite part to be above it.
The part of the land that supports the construction of housing is strongly affected by the shadow caused by the surrounding buildings and the volume of the adjacent industrial pavilion.
However, it is the area of the land that offers the best conditions for comfortable construction.
The project
The first condition of the project is to ensure the total functional independence between the residential use and the commercial use of the parking lot that occupies the entire ground floor.
The vehicular and pedestrian accesses to the parking lot are independent.
The placement of the apartment building in Paranhos is the one that provides more and better solar lighting for the residences, as well as the best view of the surrounding landscape.
Thus, the 39 apartments are arranged over four floors, predominantly oriented to the east and west, since the south facade is shaded by the opposite buildings for most of the year.
The different facades of the building were designed taking into account their huge potential difference, in order to achieve the best comfort indices for the residences, given the specific conditions of each one.
Thus, the configuration of the east facade and the positioning of the exterior openings reflect the pursuit of sunlight, diverting the view from the adjacent industrial pavilion and the hustle and bustle of its operation.
The west facade, open and calm, is filled with large balconies, which result in the extension of the interior space of the rooms adjacent to them.
The apartments, with one and two bedrooms, offer a diverse range of configurations to accommodate different usage needs and comfort expectations.
They are designed to maximize the potential of each solar orientation, perspective on the surroundings, and protection against external noise.