You’ll Either Love or Hate This Renovated Lisbon Flat’s Wooden Cabinet Pulls
The chunky pine handles contrast the apartment’s all-white cabinetry, and its refined mix of marble, limestone, and bronze.
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Project Details:
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Architect: Aurora Arquitectos
Year Built: 2023
Footprint: 1615 square feet
From the Architect: "Through selective demolitions, the dining room and kitchen are strategically placed in the center of the house, with all pathways leading through this area, restoring the act of cooking and eating to a central role in social and family life, like an old rural kitchen. These new openings, arranged in a regular manner, enhance the flow of movement and visual connectivity across the spaces. The shape of these openings emphasizes and ritualizes the passage, like portals."
The dining table welcomes guests and also speaks to the central theme of, "cooking and eating as the center of social and family life," posed by the architects.
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The beautifully natural lit dining area allows for open circulation between the public spaces of the house. Large balcony windows beckon guests to the views of the city while partitions in the walls and large open doorframes keep connectivity between rooms.
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The first room of entry is the dining room, highlighted by this beautiful dining table in the round atop a vase-like stone base.
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The pine dining table features a removable central limestone plate for food placement and sharing with ease.
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Detailed ceiling floral accents are quaint and charming in addition to the rounded doorframes that enhance connectivity between spaces.
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A very bright living room with floor to ceiling Juliette-style windows open up the space in the daytime and in the evening one might enjoy warm spot lighting accompanied by the glow of the fireplace.
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The central corridor connects the dining area and living room. Herringbone wood flooring is present throughout the home.
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The kitchen features a mix of limestone, marble, and synthetic materials.
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Pairing detailed and complementary materials like bronze, wood, and marble add to the complexity of the home’s design.
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The Lioz limestone bathroom complements white cabinetry, and pine wood handles allow for a clean and spacious feel in the bathroom.
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Hand painted bathroom tiles hold share a modern touch with culturally historic sensibility.
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A chain-link screen brings some privacy to the balcony without blocking out light or views.
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The small chain-link sun screen adds a unique touch to simple utility items such as shading devices.
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