{"id":8159,"date":"2026-05-12T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:16:18","slug":"antonio-bessa-cruz-architects-replaces-porto-car-workshop-with-industrial-themed-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/antonio-bessa-cruz-architects-replaces-porto-car-workshop-with-industrial-themed-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Ant\u00f3nio Bessa Cruz Architects replaces Porto car workshop with industrial-themed home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Agramonte<\/div>\n

Exposed concrete<\/a>, steel-framed windows and handmade bricks reference the formerly industrial site of Agramonte House, a home<\/a> in Portugal<\/a> designed by local studio Ant\u00f3nio Bessa Cruz Architects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The home is located on the site of a former car repair workshop next to Agramonte Cemetery in Porto, which the client had originally planned on converting into a loft-style home.<\/p>\n

When this proved structurally impossible, Ant\u00f3nio Bessa Cruz Architects<\/a> (ABCA) decided to instead replace it with a new-build home that echoed the former industrial building, informing both the material palette and insular, courtyard layout.<\/p>\n

\"Agramonte
Ant\u00f3nio Bessa Cruz Architects has created Agramonte House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The space lacked any conditions for habitation or straightforward renovation, but the client wanted to convert it into a loft, so I set out to develop an architectural project inspired by that context,” founder Ant\u00f3nio Cruz told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“The main challenge was to design a dwelling that ensured abundant natural light, generous open spaces, and minimal to no visual connection with the exterior \u2013 particularly avoiding views toward the cemetery,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“The choice of materials stems from this intention to create a ‘loft’ atmosphere, achieved through the use of concrete, solid brick, steel and glass partitions, and dark oak wood.”<\/p>\n

\"Industrial-themed
The industrial-themed house replaces a car workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To block out the nearby cemetery, the L-shaped form of Agramonte House presents an almost entirely blank face to the street, save for a row of high-level windows that draw daylight into a central living, dining and kitchen space.<\/p>\n

Flanking a large wooden dining table at the centre of this space are two warehouse-like glazed sections, with openable doors and windows framed in gridded black steel. They open onto paved, high-walled courtyards on either side.<\/p>\n