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Bak Gordon designs a house adjacent to the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon

Lisbon-based Bak Gordon Arquitectos has designed a house on Rua São Francisco de Borja, adjacent to the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon, Portugal. The house replaces an industrial building on a long and narrow plot measuring 7 meters by 26 meters. The facade of the house features a ventilated wooden grid on the ground floor, a single window on the first floor, and a recessed space for a small garden, facing the street, on the second floor.

The length of the plot is divided into two volumes separated by a patio, which is accessed via a loggia covered in green handmade tiles. The living spaces are connected vertically, leading to a roof with panoramic views over the Tagus River.

The primary materials used in the project are exposed concrete in the facades and ceilings, aluminium window frames, and green handmade tiles for the facade and loggia. Photo Francisco Nogueira. Bak Gordon

Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon courtyard facades
Courtyard. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon courtyard facades
Concrete facades with aluminium window frames face the courtyard. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon green tile loggia
Loggia with handmade green tiles. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon living room and void
A small garden on the first floor acts as a transition space between the living room and the street. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon living room rear
Living room. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon bedroom to courtyard
The bedroom looks onto the courtyard. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon stairs
Stair. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon garage wooden grid
A thermo-modified wooden grid forms a ventilated entrance to the garage. Photo Francisco Nogueira
Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon site plan
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Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon other section
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Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon section
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Bak Gordon NMAA House Lisbon facade side
Photo Francisco Nogueira

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