Sintra
2023
Stair and shutters
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Looking down the stairwell, shutters half open.
The project
Place
Sintra
Year
2023
Type
Restoration
Area
210 m²
Duration
18 months
Team
Marta Reis, Rui Vaz, three masons, one joiner
A family house with a stair that had been boxed in for decades. We opened it back up and repaired every baluster by hand.
The shutters were stripped, oiled and rehung. On summer afternoons the stair is the coolest place in the house.
From the site, after the handover
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A window seat on the half landing.
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Oak cupboards along the upper hall, left unpainted.
It starts with a visit
Shall we walk through your rooms together?
Tell us about the place, the people who live there and what is not working. We reply within three working days.