一座19世纪的资产阶级独栋别墅将被分割成一系列相同的单间公寓：四个居住空间，一些流通区域，以及一个私人后院。该项目发生在一个给定的约束系统中，旨在实现一个意想不到的复杂性，在一套非常平庸的程序中找到某种兴趣。
A bourgeois 19th-century single-family house was to be divided into a series of identical studio apartments: four living spaces, some circulation areas, and a private backyard. The project happens within a given system of constraints, aiming at an unexpected complexity, finding a certain interest within a very banal set of programs.
非正统的日常空间是根据明确定义的句法和语法来建造的。四个起居室彼此不同，但共享相同的语言，相同的一组数字。一个确定的元素数量–语素–在其中运作：阶梯状的墙，曲线，两扇门（一扇是粉色的，一扇是绿色的），地板的条纹表面。居住区成为一个画廊空间。
Unorthodox everyday spaces are built according to a clearly defined syntax and grammar. The four living rooms are different from each other while sharing the same language, the same set of figures. A defined number of elements – morphemes – within which the project operates: the stepped wall, the curve, two doors (one pink and one green), the striped surface of the floor. The living area becomes a gallery space.
前面的外墙几乎没有变化。破旧的瓷砖被抛光的绿色大理石取代，与现有花岗岩框架的粗糙形成对比。一圈白色的大理石被加入以平衡构图。
The front facade is almost unchanged. The shabby tiles are replaced by polished green marble contrasting with the roughness of the existing granite frames. A circle of white marble is added to balance the composition.
后面的立面是重建的。它变得更高，以配合邻居的规模，像一个面具或一个寺庙，两个方形的窗户框住了室内的情景。抛光的外墙有一个大胆的垂直条纹图案，由白色、绿色和黑色大理石组合而成，创造了一个丰富而又平坦的表面。
The back facade is rebuilt. It becomes taller to match the neighbor’s scale, like a mask or a temple, with two square windows framing interior scenarios. The polished facade has a bold pattern of vertical stripes assembled with white, green and black marble, creating a rich, yet flat, surface.
入口的门隐藏在图案中，一个黄铜圆圈结束了整个作品。这个图案掩盖了建筑的规模和它的项目，同时又是不必要的骄傲和盛气凌人。后面的立面成为一幅供邻居观看的画，主立面则供私人使用。
The entrance door is hidden within the pattern and a brass circle ends the piece. The pattern disguises the scale of the building and its program while being unnecessarily proud and exuberant. The back facade becomes a painting for neighbors to look at, the main facade for private use.
Architects: fala
Year : 2017
Photographs :Ricardo Loureiro
Landscape Architect : João Magalhães
Contractor : Engilaco lda
Client : Domingo Discreto lda
Team : Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, Ahmed Belkhodja, Rute Peixoto, Lera Samovich, Paulo Sousa
City : Porto
Country : Portugal