António Costa Lima Arquitectos

House in Caxias

HOUSE IN CAXIAS

Antonio Costa Lima + L Arquitectos

House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

ARCHITECTS
António Da Costa Lima, L Arquitectos

LOCATION
Portugal

AREA
240 m²

INGENEERING
Francisco Domingos, Eng

PROJECT YEAR
2012

CONSTRUCTION
Gardenblock

STRUCTURES
686 Construções

TEAM
Francisco Lobo, Pedro Araújo, António Fraga, António Silva

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
António Da Costa Lima, L Arquitectos

House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by architect.

The house is located in an urban hillside of villas facing a privileged view of the West Jamor Valley.

The slope of a long and narrow plot inspired the genesis of the concept of property; a volumetric assimilation of the house as part of outer space. The house is the garden itself on its outer surface.

House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The four elevations and roof operate as garden areas as well as their concrete support walls.

Given the slope, the house presents two ends in contrast.

House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

 The West side, with an almost nonexistent façade with a gradual entry into the house and the East side is a fully opened object facing the lovely valley.

In fact, the house is hardly perceived from the road, revealing itself as an exception to the street morphology: a plot without a house.

House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
House in Caxias
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


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António Costa Lima Arquitectos
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