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Vaults
Firm LocationLisbon, Portugal
Project locationLisbon, Portugal
CompanyAPPARATUS ARCHITECTS
Lead ArchitectFilipe Lourenço
Project Videohttps://vimeo.com/411079071
The studio is a storefront within an 18th CE historical Palace located in central Lisbon. The space had a very low ceiling, below the height of the windows reducing the incidence of natural light – a lower level in relation to the street where the windows frame different parts of the ceiling. While exploring the references and Archetypes found in the palace, we were drawn to the traditional Portuguese brick vaulted ceilings in what used to be the corridor from the patio leading to the stables. This Archetype would be our response to the issues we were facing and the history we wanted to tell.