AZO Arquitectos

House in Espinho

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

House in Espinho

AZO. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados

AREA
4789 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Garrido

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Anicolor, Bruma, Efapel, Vitra, A-touch, Deltalight, JNF

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

ENGINEERING
Solução Estável

LANDSCAPE
AZO. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

LOCATION
Braga, Portugal

YEAR
2018

Text description provided by architect.

The house is located in Espinho, a small parish just a few kilometers from the center of the city of Braga.

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

It is a isolated house, located on a sloping terrain and develops on 2 floors.

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

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

The concept is based on the desire to make the house integrate into the landscape through its horizontal lines and its garden cover, as if the mountain entered the house.

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

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

We use exposed concrete with natural wood formwork on the walls and ceilings and gray ataíja natural 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 openings, the black aluminum frame was chosen.

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

On the facades where the solar incidence is strongest, was designed a protection cover using the concrete material.

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

House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido

The functional distribution provides for maximum use of solar energy, in order to obtain greater energy savings.


House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
House in Espinho
House in Espinho
House in Espinho
House in Espinho
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido
House in Espinho
© Nelson Garrido


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