VM House in Aroeira
Description
This is the second project for the urbanization of the Aroeira’s golf course.The terrain is narrow and long, slightly triangulated and with a soft inclination alongside the lot.
It is also densely occupied by large pines, which end suddenly at north by the immediate vicinity of the golf course.
The house consists on three continuous bodies, articulated by two patios. The first body is longitudinal to the entrance and is used as garage and working area. The second is transversal and comprises the common life of the house, the kitchen and living-rooms, overlapped in two storeys, opening up to the landscape.
The last one is once again longitudinal, now in suspension, and comprises the bedroom area.
The two nodal patios are layered in white manufactured tile, the first one destined to a service usage and the second one, of double height, complements the living-room ambiance with a gardened mirror pool.
The house design has specially centred on the relationship it establishes with the topography and the distant landscape.
It has assumed a serpentine shape, sliding across the slope, leaning whether to one longitudinal limit or the other, assuring privacy where needed and allowing the enjoyment of the landscape when wanted.
As the natural slope of land goes down, the roof goes up, and the house shifts from a ground-based situation to a floating one, supported by the delicate metal columns and drawing a trail across the garden down to the pool.
Datasheet
Caparica, Portugal
640 m2
ARX Portugal, Arquitectos lda.
José Mateus
Nuno Mateus
Paulo Rocha, Stefano Riva, Andreia Tomé, Marco Roque Antunes, Pedro Sousa, Tânia Pedro
Structures
SAFRE, Projectos e Estudos de Engenharia Lda.
Photography
FS + SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura
Photography : Fernando Guerra
Production : Sérgio Guerra
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Daniel Malhão
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