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Vila Nicolina

Vila Nicolina
May 25 2006
When we first arrived in Águas da Prata we came across this vila for rent. We looked it over and immediately started to discuss renting with the then owner. However, the owner decided to stay in the house rather than move to another city as she was quite ill and fragile.

Subsequently she died and the new owners began a marvelous reconstruction/renovation of the Vila Nicolina. A few years later we rented a house across the corner from Vila Nicolina.

This blog is the story of that reconstruction, step by step, in photos.




Saturday, March 28, 2009

More Renovations

One day I heard the workmen working on the roof. I went out to look at the Vila and they were installing solar water heating panels.




The next project was to brick in the front window.




From the inside you can see they have left a narrow L shaped window on the side.




They have now removed the ornate sections between rooms and replaced them with gentle curves.




The front steps have been removed and a drip pipe for the airconditioning system has been installed.




The front steps were rebuilt with more and longer steps.




The steps have a shorter rise making it easier to walk down them.




Now the front window has been completely closed in.




The workman are removing the wall covering on the south side.




Inside views of ongoing work.


















Photos by Urso Branco

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