Mas Mediterráneo Retrofit
Lisbon, Portugal · 2022 · Construction
Lisbon, Portugal · 2022 · Construction
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Structural and envelope retrofit of an 18th-century farmhouse for a viticulture cooperative. New oak trusses and lime-render exteriors restore the original mass.
Notes
The original farmhouse dates from 1782. Two centuries of incremental additions had compromised the structural envelope; the cooperative needed it back in working order without losing the building's mass. We replaced the failing roof trusses with new white oak, re-pointed the walls in three coats of lime render, and threaded modern services through chases cut into the existing thickness. The intervention is fundamentally conservative — most visitors don't realize the building has been touched.
