L06

Mixed-use

Kiln Studios

A brick ceramics factory turned into artists’ studios and homes, with every kiln chimney left standing.

L06

Mixed-use

Kiln Studios

A brick ceramics factory turned into artists’ studios and homes, with every kiln chimney left standing.

Brick factory hall with rows of tall arched windows

Location

Porto, PT

Completed

2019

Typology

Mixed-use · studios and housing

Area

8,700 m²

Client

Kiln Cooperative

Section A–A

Approach

Brief, concept, build

How the project came together, in three steps.

Section A–A

Approach

Brief, concept, build

How the project came together, in three steps.

Brief

Convert a listed ceramics factory into studios and homes without losing its industrial character.

Convert a listed ceramics factory into studios and homes without losing its industrial character.

Concept

New floors sit inside the old brick shell like furniture. The kiln halls stay double height and work as shared workshops.

New floors sit inside the old brick shell like furniture. The kiln halls stay double height and work as shared workshops.

Build

Every brick taken out for new openings was cleaned and reused in the courtyard walls.

Every brick taken out for new openings was cleaned and reused in the courtyard walls.

Brick gable with an arched window against the sky
Weathered brick wall with a timber band
Brick factory façade with tall windows along a street

Written by

Tomás Ribeiro

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