Bau Uau Arquitectura

House in Cacia

House in Cacia
© João Margalha

HOUSE IN CACIA

Bau.uau Arquitectura

PHOTOGRAPHS
João Margalha

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Cacia, Portugal

AREA
2368 ft²

YEAR
2020

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Cristina Emilia Silva, Alberto Montoya

ENGINEERING
Gapro, Eng. Teixeira Da Silva

Text description provided by architect.

The plot has nearly a flat topography. Its shape becomes the principal condition for the implantation of the house, as it has an elongated proportion, with the smaller front facing the main street, to the west.

House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha

The project option is to locate the construction near the western edge of the land, in line with the neighboring houses, with the program developed to the east.

The access for vehicles and pedestrians is on the west side. This entry allows direct access to the garage and the main door of the house, placed in the center of the volume.

House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha

Almost all program is on the ground floor: three bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, dining, and living room functioning the last three spaces as one, so the daily routines can be shared and in direct contact with the remaining land.

Only one room is on the first floor, on the west façade, to be illuminated by the best light for studying and providing some isolation from the rest of the house.

House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha

The materiality of the construction is built upon the contrast between brick, wood, concrete, plaster, and flower boxes, too.

The shape of the building arises from the action of locating each part provided for in the program. Thus, the resulting volume is the consequence of the interior, creating recesses and protrusions depending on what was necessary to the divisions.

These shapes establish dialogues with the boundaries of the land, creating diversified outdoor spaces with different possible uses, necessaries in the daily use of the house, depending on its location and orientation.


House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha
House in Cacia
© João Margalha


House in Cacia
Plan - 1st floor
House in Cacia
Plan - 2nd floor


House in Cacia
Section

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