House in Póvoa

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira

House in Póvoa

Luis Peixoto

ARCHITECTS
Luis Peixoto

CLIENT
Dra. Sameiro Barreirinho

ELECTRICAL
Ing. Maçana

COLLABORATORS
Susana Isabel Baptista Monteiro

STRUCTURES
Ing. Marco Costa, Ing. Mario Pimentel

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Ing. Paulo Baptista

PLUMBING
Ing. Marco Costa

HVAC
Ing. Pedro Marco Araújo

CONSTRUCTION
Barreirinhos Constructora Lda

PHOTOGRAPHS
Armenio Texeira

COST
600.000.00 €

SITE AREA
5.850 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Póvoa De Varzim, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira

Text description provided by architect.

In a time of return to its origins, a family that prospered in the city decided to return to its homeland and family history.

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira

On farmlands, they built their home on the basis of the scale of a large family. This home reflects their personality in a mixture of breaking with city culture, while ensuring an intermediate space between classical and bucolic, between exterior and interior, where the covered space is appreciated without being seen.

From this commission arises the issue of excavation in an abstract way, in different courtyards as to their form and degree of sun exposure, symmetrical and proportional to each other.

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira

This family, a couple of physicians with a son who currently aspires to be a soccer player of FC Porto is reflected on the outdoors.

On one side the typical grass of a soccer field with a goal, and on the other side, a transition to a crop field.

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira

This house describes the change of environment of the territory, the migration of families and their expectations for the future.

House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira


House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira


House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira
House in Póvoa
© Armenio Texeira


House in Póvoa
Elevation
House in Póvoa
Elevation


House in Póvoa
Plan
House in Póvoa
Plan
House in Póvoa
Plan


House in Póvoa
Section
House in Póvoa
Section
House in Póvoa
Section
House in Póvoa
Section
House in Póvoa
Detail