House On A Warehouse

House On A Warehouse
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HOUSE ON A WAREHOUSE

Miguel Marcelino

ARCHITECTS
Miguel Marcelino

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Chicharo, Portugal

AREA
437.0 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
João Morgado

YEAR
2012

Text description provided by architect.

The briefing was to build a three-bedroom house on top of a warehouse built in the 80's , where part of the roof was made with a flat slab and a small balcony, precisely with that idea of later building the house.

House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado

Given the constraints of the existing warehouse, the house shape turns out to be automatically set: a box that rests on the existing structure.

The rooms are placed to the east, the toilets to the west, as well as the kitchen, looking to a centennial olive tree.

House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado

The existing balcony will be maintained and "duplicated" as a shading element. 

The living room is placed south where its south/east corner is diagonally cut in a way that the balcony could enlarge and offer an outdoor area protected from the sun and rain, overlooking the valley.

House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado


House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
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House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
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House On A Warehouse
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House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado
House On A Warehouse
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House On A Warehouse
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House On A Warehouse
© João Morgado


House On A Warehouse
Floor Plan