House CT

State
Project
Year
2019
Local
Penafiel - Portugal
Type
private accommodation
Area
232 m2

The slope and orientation of the terrain were the starting point for the proposal of this house.

Naturally, the orientation of the house was found, having its longer side facing the Tâmega valley, resting on the existing support walls of the terrain.

 

The main rooms of the house were locatedon the upper floor, elevated to provide even better views. With this elevation, all the support spaces were created such as the garage, laundry, storage, etc. as well as access volume to the upper floor. This stands out due to its colour, guiding the access route from the ground.

Attached to the terrain, it was sought at the same time a solid construction, with opaque volumes and spans that open out towards the landscape, creating a balance and harmony between full and empty.

House LM

State
Built
Year
2012
Local
Penafiel - Portugal
Type
private accommodation
Area
387 m2
Team
João Morgado (photo)

In order to reduce the impact and volumetry of the front elevated floor, it was decided to create different planes through the entrance and volume of the bedrooms. With this option the goal was to achieve alignments and create a more human scale.

 

 

The house will be composed of three overlapping volumes, one in granite (conveying an entrance marking image) on a more prominent plane, another plastered, which protects the the glazed openings to the south, and at the same time transmits an image of lightness by opting for the white colour and yet another plastered, giving more privacy.

The functional distribution is managed according to the desired levels of privacy, providing at the same time different experiences and appropriations of space.

House PC

State
Built
Year
2010
Local
Vila Nova de Gaia - Portugal
Type
private accommodation
Area
360 m2
Team
João Morgado (photo)

Spaces open to the exterior, but at the same time with the privacy and intimacy necessary in a allotment and different use environments characterize this villa. The granite foundation and the first floor in a darker, more advanced tone, with a denser mass, leaving the intermediate space light and transparent, with a greater relation to the exterior.

 

Direct lighting and ventilation through a patio at
floor -1.

On the ground floor we have the social spaces, kitchen, living rooms and a office
differentiated by slight differences in floor and ceiling levels, allowing different environments.

House HN

State
Built
Year
2008
Local
Penafiel - Portugal
Type
private accommodation
Area
205 m2
Team
João Morgado (photo)

How to intervene in an existing building was the proposed challenge, associated with a functional programme that is in some ways quite traditional for a single-family dwelling.

 

After analysing the constraints and conflicts of the various possible approaches, why not assume and transport the linearity of the architectural solution to be developed, thus assuming an almost clean and longilinear volume?