Carvalho Araújo

Gerês House

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

GERÊS HOUSE

Carvalho Araújo

MANUFACTURERS
Lunawood

LANDSCAPE
Arquitectos Paisagistas Lda, João Bicho, Joana Carneiro

DESIGN TEAM
José Manuel Carvalho Araújo, Joel Moniz, Leandro Silva, Ana Vilar, André Torres, Mafalda Santiago, Sandra Ferreira

ENERGIC CERTIFICATION
Gasair

ELECTRICAL
LAM LDA

ACOUSTICS
Vagaeng

STRUCTURES
Metaloviana - Metalúrgica De Viana S.a

CONTRACTOR
Pedralbet - Construções Lda.

LOCATION
Vieira Do Minho, Portugal

YEAR
2015

CATEGORY
Houses

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Text description provided by the architects.

Gerês house is located on a steep slope in the Caniçada Valley where there was a small house and a stream.

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

The existing building was located in an upper level of the land eventually liable to small landslides, which determined its demolition and the relocation of the new construction.

The new construction relates with the land in a very spontaneous way, taking advantage of its steep slope, of the small stream and of the privileged view over the landscape.

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

The access to the house is made from the upper level, ensuring a full view over the lot and over the building that fits on the ground like a rock. However, it’s inside the house where the visual range allows us to (re)discover the land below, characterized by the irregular stream’s route that results in a small lake at the lower level.

The building consists of two elements, a large wood volume that rests on a concrete base, which extends over the land and on the water line.

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

The use of these two materials extends inside the house, which does not seek a conventional program, but rather large, functional and multipurpose spaces, where pleasure and work are mixed.

The social space of the house assumes special relevance, materialized in a large central living room which extends to the outside through a large terrace.

Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo
Gerês House
© Hugo Carvalho Araújo

The kitchen and services are arranged on the same floor of the living room and the most intimate program comes at a second level, relating with the first one in the form of a mezzanine.


Gerês House
Floor Plan
Gerês House
Floor Plan
Gerês House
Site Plan
Gerês House
Detail section


Gerês House
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Gerês House
Long Section
Gerês House
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Carvalho Araújo
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