Sustaining an engaging conversation may not be straightforward if the goal is to reach a sound conclusion. It requires considering what has already been said, the topic, the tone of the conversation, and the language to be used. Thinking of the Architects' 'home' means speaking the same language, but not necessarily in the same tone.

A building/object that emerges freely in the space between the compact volume of the headquarters and the laminar form of the facade to be preserved on Rua da Ribeira Nova, giving each element its place and freeing up space on the supporting plane.

The vertical scale of the proposed building, a volume fragmented floor by floor, dialogues with the horizontal mass of the headquarters and provides visual continuity to the gable wall, while revealing narrow spaces reminiscent of the spontaneous urban fabric of medieval Lisbon, where one passes through alleys and cross-streets.