Carazo Arquitectura

House in Nogueiró

House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido

HOUSE IN NOGUEIRÓ

Azo. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados

LANDSCAPE
Azo. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Anicolor, Bruma, Efapel, Usm, Vitra, A-touch, Deltalight, Jnf

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

AREA
4951 ft²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Garrido

ENGINEERING
Antonio Pedro Alves

LOCATION
Braga, Portugal

YEAR
2019

CATEGORY
House

Text description provided by architect.

This house is located in the city of Braga. It's a house located on a sloping terrain and develops on 3 levels.

House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido

A curious aspect of this house has to do with the construction process: during the excavation of the land, we found a considerable amount of granite rock composed of an interesting pictorial texture, which we decided to make it an integral part of the house.

On the ground floor, the natural rock appears causing an unexpected natural scenario.

House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido

The distribution of the program takes into account the best solar orientation and views over the city of Braga.

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

House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© 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.

The connection between the three floors is made through a ladder in metal steps, fixed to the concrete wall.

House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido


House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido


House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido


House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido
House in Nogueiró
© Nelson Garrido


House in Nogueiró
Groun Floor Plan
House in Nogueiró
First Floor Plan
House in Nogueiró
Second Floor Plan
House in Nogueiró
Site Plan


House in Nogueiró
Detail
House in Nogueiró
Section
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Carazo Arquitectura
T +506 2223 7711
Carazo Arquitectura
Calles 9 y 11, Av. 8, San José, Paseo de los Estudiantes, Costa Rica