体量过大的房屋很难作为住宅。在这块狭长的地块上，曾经有一间破旧的办公室和一个宽敞的仓库。一位大胆的客户希望将这些杂乱无章的东西改造成一个家。这个即将成为客厅的空间将轻松停放十几辆汽车。

An oversized house is barely a house. The very long narrow plot used to accommodate shabby offices and a spacious warehouse. A fearless client aimed at transforming this clutter into a home. A soon to be living room could easily have a dozen of cars parked in there.

▼项目立面在城市环境中，facade of the project in urban context © Rory Gardiner

现有建筑的结构分为两部分。面向街道的传统部分是一个单独的体量，它有一个沉闷的立面、两层楼面和失序的房间分布，而后半部分则是一片广阔空间，位于沉重木梁支撑的坡屋顶之下。

the structure of the existing building suggests two parts. a conventional front facing the street is an object on its own that has a dull facade, two levels and a disarray of rooms, while the back part is vast space under a gable roof supported by heavy wooden beams.

▼翻新后的仓库，warehouse after renovation © Matilde Viegas

▼木梁架坡屋顶下的宽敞空间，vast space under a gable roof supported by wooden beams © Rory Gardiner