Architects: José Adrião Arquitetos Photography: Hugo Santos Silva Construction Period: 2022 Location: Lisboa, Portugal
The project consisted of rehabilitating a building on the corner of Rua Marques de Ponte de Lima and Beco dos Três Engenhos in Lisbon’s Mouraria neighbourhood. The pre-Pombaline building, whose trapezoidal configuration was the result of successive transformations of a patio, has had various uses throughout its existence.
During archaeological research, mills related to the production and milling of flour were discovered in the basement, explaining the name of the place where the building is located, which translates as Alley of the Three Mills. After being used as a flour mill, the building was used as a tavern and later as a workshop.
Read MoreThe rehabilitation project involved transforming the workshop into a restaurant, taking advantage of its last commercial licence as a tavern. The existing upper floor was extended, creating a covered outdoor terrace area and a toilet and service area. The ground floor houses the kitchen and a lounge that opens directly onto the outside.
The large openings on the upper floor without casements frame fragments of the façades of the buildings surrounding the covered terrace.
