House Santa Maria

House Santa Maria
© José Campos

HOUSE SANTA MARIA

Pedro Henrique

ARCHITECTS
Pedro Henrique

ENGINEERING OF WOOD AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Célia Resende

PHOTOGRAPHS
José Campos

AREA
360

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Sanfins, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

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Located in a rural context, but close to the historical and central center of Santa Maria da Feira, the project develops based on the recovery of an existing stone housing and the construction of a new concrete body interconnected through a wooden structure and wide openings in a frank dialogue with the outside and surrounding.

House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos

The existing construction confines directly to the road and the terrain is delimited by a water line that confers greater breadth and beauty to the place.

Along the road, the concrete wall interrupts the existing stone wall to give rise to the new entrance and consequently to the new body.

House Santa Maria
House Santa Maria
© José Campos

The entrance of the house is the central and intermediate point of distribution that relates the two floors.

The upper floor, dedicated to the private area, with the concrete volume destined to the rooms and sanitary facilities of the children and the stone volume destined for the parents' room, the lower floor is intended for all social area and services.

House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos

Inside, we are surprised with the double right foot and the full transparency of the wooden body, with a broad view in contrast to the two bodies that make up the house.

The materials in the interior are intended to have a simple white color on the walls, the wood on the floor and ceilings, allowed to create a comfortable environment where the simplicity is valued.

House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos


House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos


House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos


House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos
House Santa Maria
© José Campos


House Santa Maria
East Elevation
House Santa Maria
West Elevation


House Santa Maria
Ground Floor Plan
House Santa Maria
First Floor Plan
House Santa Maria
Location Plan