House in Airães

House in Airães
© Francisco Ruivo

HOUSE IN AIRÃES

Parqur

ARCHITECTS
Parqur

AREA
350 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Francisco Ruivo ,Filipe Brandão

YEAR
2020

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

LOCATION
Airães, Portugal

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Ofa, Robbialac, Sanindusa, Adopen Plastics Industry, Gresart, Proteu Solutions, TiEmme elettronica, Velux

ENGENHARIA
Francisco Brandão

ARQUITETO RESPONSÁVEL
Nuno Sanches

EQUIPE DE PROJETO
Filipe Brandão, Miguel Amado, Sofia Herrera, Tiago Ramos, Gil Ribeiro

House in Airães
© Francisco Ruivo
House in Airães
© Francisco Ruivo

Located in a small village, the “House in Airães” project was based on two essential moments:

House in Airães
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House in Airães
© Francisco Ruivo

a) The programmatic definition adapted to the existing building (a 19th century rural house)

b) The materiality intended for the execution of the program, without detracting from the essence of what existed but rather reinterpreting it.

House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão

The intervention was delicate, with special sensitivity to the existing memory of the place and its deep relationship with the owners and their intentions towards the future space.

In this sense, given the building’s layout and typology, and in a process of constant dialogue, the one storey horizontal body of the building that accompanies the street level almost completely was adapted and designed to support the main house, with garage, laundry and a bedroom, and storage.

House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão

In the main house, it was decided to place the social area on the lower floor, with living rooms, kitchen and a bedroom, and a more reserved area on the upper floor, with a workspace and a bedroom.

it was decided to strip the outer walls of the existing plaster, assuming and correcting the structural stone.

In order not to distort the nobility and typological character of the building,

House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão
House in Airães
© Filipe Brandão

The choice of wood as the predominant element in the structure and interior finishes complemented this intention, contributing to the final work of quality, integrated and respectful of the memory of the place.


House in Airães
Floor Plan
House in Airães
Floor Plan


House in Airães
Sections
House in Airães
Elevation


House in Airães
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