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Delicatessen FugasLusas by EXTRASTUDIO Arquitectura
FugasLusas is a delicatessen with a decorative perforated ceiling, designed by Portuguese practice EXTRASTUDIO Arquitectura.
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The fretwork is made of laser-cut plywood with the same pattern as the tiles cladding the shop's counter.
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Deep shelves in the white walls display produce and the space is furnished with hardwood chairs and marble tables.
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Here's some text from the architects:
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DELICATESSEN
FUGAS LUSAS
EXTRASTUDIO has completed FUGAS LUSAS, a Delicatessen/ Café in Setúbal, Portugal.
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Set on the historical district in Setúbal, the project insists on customization in order to create unique spacial or material qualities.
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Taking advantage of low-tech traditional materials used side-by-side with technological processes EXTRASTUDIO has been addressing the creation of a specific material universe as a key element in each project.
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Commissioned by a young Economics professor to develop a concept for a Portuguese delicacies shop that would also work as a café, the project represents an effort to revitalize the historical district of Setúbal, creating a new meeting point in the city.
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The construction works started with the opening of a large window front, exposing the café to the square, as a preview for the future terrace. New shelves were carved on the thick exterior walls to display a wide range of products.
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Combining two complementary functions required the creation of a unique space, one that should be as extraordinary as the products the client was proposing to sell and as cozy as a neighborhood café.
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The bar, clad with typical Portuguese ceramic tiles, divides the working areas from the public space.
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In the ceiling, laser cut plywood panels; duplicate the pattern used on the counter tiled walls.
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The furniture is composed by a set of used hardwood chairs from the old assembly room of Setúbal’s Fish Industry Union, together with tables with marble tops from Alentejo.
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Place: Largo Francisco Soveral 5, Setúbal, Portugal
Type: shop/delicatessen Area: 35 m2
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Date: January 2007
Client: Rogério Silveira
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Project team: João Ferrão, João Costa Ribeiro, Madalena Atouguia and Sónia Oliveira
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Contractor: Sérgio Cachão unipessoal lda Photographs: João Morgado
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