Refurbishment and Restore Issue 09 2018 | Page 24

communications in a single point in the center of the building and adding an elevator. It was not, however, inseparable from the adaptation to the new Hotel program, there was a complete overhaul of the interior divisions and a clear intention to mark the time of its intervention. The blue color that derives from the “BLU” philosophy applied to the whole building, was used in the interior and exterior through painting and micro-cement, being only punctuated by the wood of the pavements, some reutilized from the original construction and some new elements in black. www.demm.pt Images: João Morgado Photography www.joaomorgado.com 24 - www.refurbandrestore.co.uk