Alto De Vila 365 House

Alto De Vila 365 House
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Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado

ALTO DE VILA 365 HOUSE

Terra Arquitectos

ARCHITECTS
Terra Arquitectos

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Joao Francisco Vieira | Carlos Bessa Pinto

STRUCTURE
Pedro Faria

MANUFACTURERS
Microcrete, Water Evolution, Konceitus, Porcelanosa, Roca

LIGHTING
Gpic

DESIGN TEAM
Maria Ferraz Pereira, Maria Joao Lobo, Vera dos Santos Martinho

CONTRACTOR
FJBSantos

ELECTRIC AND HYDRAULIC
e3e

AREA
245 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Porto, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

Inserted in the urban fabric of Foz Velha - Porto this detached house seeks the balance between the remains of its history combined with contemporaneity.

Alto De Vila 365 House
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Alto De Vila 365 House
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A characteristic that extends from the facade, which preserves and rehabilitates the lower level according to the existing one, to a higher level, which assumes a formal language of its own.

The steel rings protruding from the wall serve not only as drip edges but also as chronological union elements.

Considering the space that becomes scant, it is urgent to enhance the constructive capacity of the site, vertically lengthening the building.

Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
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The house consists of a wide facade only, flanked by two blind facades and a back wall where the inner space may fleetingly breathe into a small patio.

The premise of this framework has immediately led to a structure of intermediate floors, in order to facilitate the rise to the social space of the house, which is at the highest level.

This verticality is accentuated by a generously sized skylight combined with cantilevered staircases, which seem to lure the user from the very first moment on the inside.

Alto De Vila 365 House
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Alto De Vila 365 House
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The private spaces, where the use of wood is predominant, become hidden in this path.

Despite this criss-crossed distribution, the communication between spaces is a constant, and the visual relationship between the living room and the kitchen is reinforced by an intermediate patio where a steel element becomes the centrepiece, establishing the filter to the outside world.


Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado


Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado
Alto De Vila 365 House
© Joao Morgado


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