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House Without Idea

House Without Idea 

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House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

ARCHITECTS
Fala

CLIENT
Private

LANDSCAPE
João Magalhães

DESIGN TEAM
Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares, Ahmed Belkhodja, Lera Samovich, Ana Lima, Joana Sendas, João Carlos Lopes

CONTRACTOR
Ogc

ENGINEERING
Paulo Sousa, Mp+pf

DESIGN
2018

SITE AREA
160m2

PROJECT ESTIMATE
300.000€

AREA
200 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Lisbon, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

A small house refuses to be banal. three levels play slightly different geometrical games.

its spaces are assembled out of small gestures: sloping ceilings, curved and staggered walls, episodic double heights, and lofty chimneys.

House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

The ground floor accommodates the main living space open to the garden, concealing the circulation and secondary spaces behind a subtle wall.

The middle level is organized around a central hallway from which a spiral staircase takes one to the attic. The house is a collection of episodes and compelling fragments.

House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

While the spaces on the three levels are different, colors and coats of paint bring the project together. the house presents an abundance of textures and patterns.

White and dark blue stripes cover window shutters, kitchens, and multiple cabinets with their handles slightly exaggerated.

House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

A dotted carpet of wooden floor is repeated on every level, serving as another unifying element. Each door has a cut-out of a dark green circle painted on it.

The two facades contradict one another: one is ordered, heavy, and charming; the other indulges in absurdity, lightness, and playful whimsy.

The street side is a grid of windows embellished with a rich marble cornice.

House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão

the back side takes on the form of a glass wall intercepted by a blue column and a sprinkling of marble elements. Slender striped chimneys rise high above the sloped roof.

Mirrors in the Rousseau-like back garden reflect fragments of the back facade and the interior behind it, splitting and multiplying the image of a peculiar house.


House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão
House Without Idea
© Giulietta Margot
House Without Idea
© Francisco Ascensão


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