House in Parada de Tibães

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido

House in Parada de Tibães

AZO. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados

ENGINEERING
Fernando Morim

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, BRUMA, Efapel, Navarra, USM, VitrA, A-Touch, Deltalight, JNF

PROJECT TEAM
Mario Sequeira, Pedro Soares, Jorge Vilela, João Alves, Luis Sequeira

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Garrido

AREA
423 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Braga, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

The house is located in Parada de Tibães, a small parish, which is just a few kilometres from the centre of the city of Braga.

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido

It is a isolated house, located on a sloping terrain and composed by a simple volumetry divided in 2 floors.

The composition of the volume develops from a solid base that adapts to the terrain. The lightness roof and glasses protects the living space.

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido

According to the conditions of the land, we decided to install the house at the highest level, in order to integrate it better into the landscape.

The materiality of the house is dominated by the use of materials that are smoothly interconnected between them.

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido

We use exposed concrete with natural wood formwork on the walls and ceilings and natural gray ataíja stone for the floors, giving the building a chromatic coherence.

In order to accentuate the light-dark contrast between the positive of the solid elements and the negative corresponding to the opening of the windows, the black aluminum frame was the choice.

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido

The distribution of the program takes into account ​​the best solar orientation and panoramic views over the green fields surroundings.

The functional distribution provides for maximum use of solar energy, in order to obtain greater energy savings. On the facades where the solar incidence is strongest, was designed a protection cover using the concrete material.

House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido


House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido


House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido


House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido
House in Parada de Tibães
© Nelson Garrido


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