Casa Amélia, with its articulated structure, resembles the alleys of the childhood neighbourhood in which it is located. The two designers of M2 Senos studio, brothers, remember running and playing in the alleyways, and it was never enough while they waited for someone, perhaps Aunt Amélia whose name this house now bears, who would call them in for dinner
Architecture as a re-elaboration of its origins: Casa Amélia
"This is not a house", this is THE Casa Amélia, a renovation and extension of a building that looked like a clutter of alleys surrounded by other alleys
A work with a high emotional impact, that of M2 Senos architects in Ilhavo, Portugal, where, with all the strength of affection and the joy of remembering, they revitalise and rework the past to produce an architectural present with pure and polished forms but with a DNA as jagged and complex as the original
A series of terraces that combine different dimensions, simple but very impressive forms, unexpected finishes and essential white interiors make up Casa Amélia in its new look, while maintaining the focus on its roots: the old fig tree, which marks the boundary of the property and invites us towards the new swimming pool, and the local church that peeps out in the different window frames
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