{"headings":["New Possibilities","Pre - Existence","Fresh Faces","Hearth-Centered"],"paragraphs":["The kitchen is now part of both rooms, but it can be transformed into a closed space at anytime by the user. The space between living and dining room is now one, which diminished the area wasted on inner circulation between spaces.","Concerning the bedrooms, their configuration was maintained but they were optimized with extra storage space. The construction was oriented following the ideals of maintenance and conservation of the pre-existent building, with contemporary materials only being applied when extrictly necessary, in order to guarantee better quality standards, safety, reliability and confort.","The materiality of the facades was respected, in order to keep the building block as cohesive and coherent as possible.","Besides that, not only the existent window frames were replaced according to the current demands but also the pavement was totally renewed and turned into a wood floor, with exception on the bathrooms, where marble was applied. All walls and ceillings were plastered and painted in white, and on the wet zones a special waterproof paint was applied.","The design seeked to add value to the strongest aspects of the apartment, operating within the available possibilities and respecting the pre-existence of the building block, and doing that by wrapping the inner spaces with the outside areas, expanding the livable areas in a contemporary relationship, at the same time that mantains the characteristics of traditional dwelling in Campo de Ourique."]}