Charles and Ray Eames La Fonda Chairs for Herman Miller

2011.09.13

Minimal white staircase rising through a narrow, softly lit interior at Casa dos Cubos.

Close view of the dark grey textured coating developed for the concrete-like interior volumes at Casa dos Cubos.

White staircase framed by a dark concrete ceiling, column and cantilevered volume inside Casa dos Cubos.

Bright white Casa dos Cubos room with spherical pendant lights and a tall narrow window.

Upper-level view across dark angular room volumes and long rooflights inside Casa dos Cubos.

Mesh-railed walkway threading between dark concrete room volumes beneath skylights at Casa dos Cubos.

Upper gallery with mesh railings, angular dark volumes and rooflights inside Casa dos Cubos.

Dark concrete cantilever and staircase rising above the glossy white floor at Casa dos Cubos.

Vertical dark concrete structure opening toward a skylit void inside Casa dos Cubos.

Angular concrete passage and compressed vertical opening inside Casa dos Cubos in Tomar.

Wide Casa dos Cubos interior with a dark cantilevered stair volume, skylights and glass doors.

Glossy white corridor and doorways leading to a dark-framed window at Casa dos Cubos.

White stairwell descending through a tall narrow opening at Casa dos Cubos.

Casa dos Cubos during demolition, with an excavator and rubble inside the stripped former industrial building.

White riverside exterior of Casa dos Cubos in Tomar reflected in the water.

Physical model showing the dark inserted room volumes within the preserved Casa dos Cubos shell.

Casa dos Cubos roof-level plan showing the inserted angular volumes and circulation.

Casa dos Cubos ground-floor plan with exhibition, meeting and cafe spaces.

Casa dos Cubos first-floor plan showing rooms, stairs and circulation around the central voids.

Longitudinal section through Casa dos Cubos showing stacked inserted volumes and circulation.

Two transverse sections through Casa dos Cubos showing the relationship between the new interior volumes and existing shell.

Longitudinal section through Casa dos Cubos showing the dark internal structure inside the preserved exterior.