扎伊尔之家（Casa Zaire）是一个小房子，位于波尔图扎伊尔街（Rua do Zaire）一栋现代主义建筑的后面。这座隐蔽的小房子是主楼的搬运工曾经住过的地方，对它的改造使它重新获得了生命。它相对于街道和城市生活的孤立位置使我们把这个小建筑解释为一个独立的 “物体”。
Casa Zaire is a tiny house situated at the rear of a modernist building in Rua do Zaire, Porto. The transformation of this tiny hidden house, where the porter of the main building once lived, has brought it back to life. Its isolated position in relation to the street and to urban life led us to interpret this small building as an autonomous ‘object’.
在一楼，我们的干预包括重塑大厅、浴室和生活区之间的联系。厨房、边上的阳台和连接上层的楼梯沿外墙布置，腾出中央空间摆放一个小餐桌。瓷砖地板尽管看起来很 “破旧”，但还是保留了下来。
On the ground floor, our intervention consisted of reshaping the connections between the hall, bathroom, and living area. The kitchen, side balcony and stairs connecting to the upper level were placed along the outer walls, freeing up the central space for a small dining table. The tiled flooring was kept despite its ‘worn’ look.
使用简单而实惠的材料对浴室进行了各种调整和改进。小小的动作在建筑和日常生活中的平凡物品之间创造了共鸣。在卧室里，创造了一个水平差，允许存储区域被优化和床被重新定位。我们特别关注质地和材料，在材料之间产生意想不到的关系。
Various adjustments and improvements were made to the bathroom using simple and affordable materials. Small gestures create empathy between the architecture and the mundane objects of day-to-day existence. In the bedroom, a level difference was created, allowing storage areas to be optimized and the bed to be repositioned. Particular attention was dedicated to the textures and materiality, producing unexpected relationships between the materials.
Architects: Paulo Moreira Architectures
Area: 30 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Ivo Tavares Studio
Design Team:Paulo Moreira, Hermínio Santos, Cecilia Tarantino, Andrea Ferro, Elena Borghese, Nora Klinger
Contractor:Manuel Sousa Costa
City:Porto
Country:Portugal