A neighbourhood restaurant, completely converted into a modern two-bedroom loft.
LocationAmoreira, Cascais
TypologyT2 · 2 Bed · 1 Bath
Area90 m²
ScopeFull Conversion
Where It Started
Restaurante D. Gina
A traditional Portuguese tasca — wood-panelled walls, a tiled bar counter, a tobacco machine by the door, and a commercial kitchen in the back. No residential layout, no bedrooms, no home plumbing. Just tables, chairs, and Sagres on tap.
Every wall, floor, ceiling, pipe, and wire was removed. The commercial kitchen, the bar, the public bathrooms — all demolished. What remained was a raw shell and the opportunity to start from zero.
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Living · Kitchen · Dining
Open Plan Living
The restaurant's main dining room became a single open living space — kitchen, dining, and lounge flowing into each other under high wood-panelled ceilings. Exposed brick on one wall, a custom wood-slat room divider, and black steel-frame glass doors connecting to the bedrooms.
Bedroom One
Master Bedroom
Where the restaurant's storage room once stood. Textured cement feature wall, pendant reading lights, mirrored wardrobes, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open directly onto the living area — creating a sense of space far beyond the room's footprint.
Bedroom Two
Guest Bedroom
Botanical wallpaper, macramé headboard, wood-panelled ceiling, and a sliding door onto the private terrace. A completely different character from the master — proof that two rooms in the same home can each tell their own story.
Bathroom
Bathroom
Built from scratch in a space that was previously the restaurant's public WC. Wood-effect tiles floor to ceiling, custom industrial-style vanity unit, walk-in rainfall shower, skylight above, and heated towel rail.
Outdoor
Private Terrace
The restaurant's old service entrance became a private outdoor dining area with Portuguese geometric tiles and space for four.
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