Designed by Portuguese architects Bak Gordon, the residences replace former industrial sheds in the Santa Isabel district of Lisbon.  The design of this house draws reference to the city that exists within the city. The architects' brief called for the construction of two houses, a bigger one for the family’s daily life and another two-bedroom one to be rented -  all to be built in the area of about 400 square meters for which construction was authorised, replacing the existing sheds. The house is built solely of exposed reinforced concrete, with very regular and hierarchical spaces. Inside the house, we move among patios and gardens where trees have been planted, projecting the house’s scale over time. The peripheral limits have been covered in green climbers, while the other walls and roofs are left simultaneously powerful and delicate, to resist the pressure of the environment.