Atelier Local Renovates Compact Portuguese Holiday Home with Space-Enhancing Design Features
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Summary
Atelier Local, a Portuguese architecture studio, has renovated a 70-square-meter holiday home in Valongo, Portugal, using clever design strategies to make the compact space feel larger. The redesign features cork cladding, curved ceilings, and mirrored surfaces to create an illusion of spaciousness. The house occupies a split-level site between two larger buildings and serves as a holiday retreat. The architects focused on maximizing natural light and creating visual continuity through strategic material choices and spatial arrangements.
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renovated by Atelier Local to feel spacious despite its compact plot
Named House in Valongo after the city near Porto in which it is located
the 70-square-metre home occupies a split-level site flanked by two much larger buildings
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