Hello
everyone! We are back to let you know what we’ve been up to the last days!
After
some productive meetings with our partners we are able to confirm the
re-introduction of the mezzanine on the ground floor, which will be constructed
by Norporto, one of our most recent partners! We also had the chance to meet
Eng. Ávila e Sousa, from Gyptec, which kindly thought us through their wall and
ceiling revetment systems, and accompanied us in a site visit to see how their
solutions fit our specific case. In this sense, we also counted with the help
of topographer Paulo Sousa, which helped us map the roof structure and the numerous
variations of our building, considering the need for accurate information in
order to design and install the ceiling with ease. We also welcomed our
partners from Gercima on site, where we discussed and decided on the new
windows to be produced.
Another
highlight of the week was our visit to one of the locations of Ribeira VintageApartments, really close to our headquarters, in the highly historical street
of Mouzinho da Silveira. Situated in the heart of Porto, in a quarter which was
recently refurbished by TopDomus, the building combines different typologies of
flats, which successfully match the traditional qualities and specificities of
Porto’s building characteristics, with the requirements and performance of contemporary
materials and architectural development.
In
the meantime, we are also progressing on the design project, deciding on textures
and materials, as well as the different finishes and possibilities of use for
the mezzanine, ground floor and basement areas.
For
the mezzanine we are considering the possibility of its enclosure, adding
sliding panels which will allow for two different activities to be developed at
the same time between the ground floor and the upper space. For the ground
floor we are designing a common area at the entrance revolving around a tile
covered wall which will be personalized in the forthcoming weeks. As for the basement, we are
creating a new floor pattern, as well as a modular system of storage, that can
suggest or facilitate some possible uses for this space; projects inside this project, which we intend to develop in the upcoming
weeks.
Almost
two months after our arrival we are keeping busy here in Arrebita!Porto
headquarters, and it feels like time is flying by too quickly. We are already
considering and interviewing the members for Team 9, and it feels that it was
only yesterday that we were being interviewed ourselves. However, with a month
to go, we still have a lot of things we want to develop further, and a lot of
ideas to put to action!
In
the meantime, we’ll keep you posted! Cheers from Arrebita!
