An 18th-Century Portuguese Home Morphs Into a Series of Colorful Apartments

Each unit is layered with a mix of eye-catching details, including patterned mosaics and a moody mermaid painting on the bathroom ceiling.

Jul 1, 2021 - 23:34
An 18th-Century Portuguese Home Morphs Into a Series of Colorful Apartments

Each unit is layered with a mix of eye-catching details, including patterned mosaics and a moody mermaid painting on the bathroom ceiling.

The dusty-pink facade of the Rose Building provides very few hints about the eclectic charms that await inside. For Sérgio Antunes, cofounder of Lisbon-based Aurora Arquitectos, this juxtaposition provided a fascinating starting point for the renovation of the 18th-century structure, which is located in Vila Real de Santo António, a city in southern Portugal’s Algarve region.

Do Mal o Menos

Do Mal o Menos

Do Mal o Menos

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