House In Douro Valley

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand

HOUSE IN DOURO VALLEY

MJARC Arquitectos

MANUFACTURERS
Banema, Gessi, Pregaia, Sosoares

PHOTOGRAPHS
João Ferrand

AREA
290 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Marco de canaveses, portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand

Text description provided by architect.

There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect’s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture.

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand

We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted to the ideals of minimalism’s stark allure, asked us to design a house in the Douro , located on the stunning views over Douro valley .

The desire to interfere as little as possible with the visual topography of the landscape prompted to attach the house to the ground and find façade and roof solutions with a direct relationship to the surroundings.

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand

The idea of a "crouching building" guides the decisions concerning volume, position, occupation, exterior outfit and façade claddings.

The property requires a holiday house program able to adjust to changes related to the number of users, the season, and so on.

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand

This complex program (couple, family, friends; summer, winter; weekend, long terms) is solved attending to values of low energy, spatial simplicity and flexibility of use.

House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand


House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand
House In Douro Valley
© João Ferrand


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1st Floor Plan
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2nd Floor Plan
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