Design and Engineering
Design and engineering provide the technical basis for decisions in a complete renovation. MILOBRAS provides this support exclusively within the complete apartment and house renovations it undertakes, ensuring that the proposed layout and solutions are compatible with the existing building.
Before work begins, we clarify the property’s constraints and identify choices that require technical assessment. This helps you compare options and understand their implications for construction, cost and maintenance.
Design and Engineering for Complete Renovations
Architecture and building services need to support the same proposal. A layout change may affect service routes or equipment positions. These relationships should be resolved in the design before work reaches the site teams.
Technical Assessment Before Construction
A technical survey identifies constraints before construction begins. We check dimensions, heights, openings, service routes, water points, drainage, lighting, ventilation and any areas that may require correction. This assessment is particularly important where a property has undergone previous alterations or shows signs of accumulated wear.
With this information, we define priorities: what needs to be corrected before finishing, what can be maintained, what changes are technically reasonable, and what choices may increase cost, time, or future maintenance.
Coordination Across Technical Disciplines
A successful project depends on coordination between technical disciplines. A kitchen may require electrical upgrades, new plumbing or suitable ventilation. A bathroom may need waterproofing, correct drainage and safe lighting. A suspended ceiling can incorporate lighting, air conditioning or cable routes. Treating these decisions separately increases the risk of delays and rework.
Coordination informs the work sequence and clarifies where the different trades meet. It reduces the risk of one installation occupying space reserved for another or requiring changes to a completed finish.
Technical Support for Apartments, Houses, and Older Properties
For apartment renovations, technical support should consider access, condominium requirements, communal areas, internal layout and constraints specific to the building. In family homes and older properties, roofs, damp, facades, original floors, ageing services and existing construction details may require additional care.
In the complete renovations we undertake, technical findings inform the construction plan. Preparation responds to the property’s actual requirements, rather than remaining separate from the work on site.
From Initial Study to Construction
The value of a design lies in its practical usefulness. The solution should help the client understand the project, compare alternatives and assess the impact of each decision. It should also guide construction so teams understand what must be done and in what sequence.
Spatial design and interior reorganisation
Explore a 3D proposal and a separate interior reorganisation project:
- In this 3D design project for an apartment in Lisbon, the visualisations allow the layout, lighting and finishes to be compared before construction.
- As part of the renovation of a T1 apartment in Benfica, we reorganised the rooms and incorporated the kitchen into the living and dining area.
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