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Casa no Campo Novo . Braga

CORREIA/RAGAZZI ARQUITECTOS . photos: © Luís Ferreira Alves

Initially in an advanced state of disrepair, this three-storey house was the subject of an exhaustive rehabilitation project, with the aim of becoming a private residence. As it is a listed building of high heritage value, the work focused essentially on remodeling its interior, although, at the client’s request, two fundamental changes were made to the main façade in order to adapt the building to the needs of contemporary life for a young couple: the carefully studied transformation of a window on the first floor into a garage door, and the extension and upgrading of the existing mansard. The entire intervention was carried out without compromising the traditional elements that made it unique. Continue reading CORREIA/RAGAZZI

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Marechal Gomes da Costa 720 . PORTO

Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos . photos: © JOSÉ CAMPOS

We propose an intervention anchored in architectural archetypes – local and universal – revisited in a contemporary approach, where future inhabitants can recognize their memories or the identity of the city of Porto. An attempt was made to free as much green space as possible, proposing generous private and semi-private gardens preserving almost all the trees on the land, as well as unusual housing typologies in Porto, with spatial organizations in accordance with the contemporary way of life, but based on in a reinterpretation of local traditions. In this sense, we proposed a set that is implanted gently touching the ground at that level floor and growing in depth, on each floor. We defined two typologies, the Duplex and the Casa Pátio. Continue reading Correia/Ragazzi

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CASA EM VALADARES . Vila Nova de Gaia

Correia/Ragazzi arquitectos . photos: © José Campos

The house to be built, with four fronts, aims to establish a clear relationship of volumetric integration with the surroundings, but above all with the profile of the land and, following its slope (more accentuated than it seems) it will shape the outdoor spaces that develop different quotas and configure different usage modes. Continue reading Correia/Ragazzi