Casa en Praia dos Santos

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart

CASA EN PRAIA DOS SANTOS

M-arquitectos

LOCATION
Ponta Delgada, Portugal

ARCHITECTS
M-arquitectos

PHOTOGRAPHS
Adrià Goula

STABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Ricardo Pacheco, Tiago Costa

CATEGORY
Houses

CONTRACTOR
Empreiteiro Victor M. Brasil Pacheco

AUTHORS
Fernando Monteiro, Marco Resendes, Miguel Sousa

YEAR
2013

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Fernando Monteiro

PROJECT TEAM
Marco Resendes, Miguel Sousa, Pedro Furtado, Diana Policarpo, Maria Melo Bento, Carolina Oliveira

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart

Text description provided by architect.

From a remainder stone wall of an old construction pops up a contemporary house handing over to the sea. Indeed, this new volume was designed to improve its urban grid where is settled.

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart

The housing deterioration, seen at the neighboring, contrasts with the new volume, creating a relationship between the house and the surroundings.

Unquestionably, the house improves its urban environment, as well as takes advantage of the sea views.

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart

The proposal volumetric object is a result, therefore, from the sea views, contrasting with the main’s street opaque façade, together with the function program given by the client.

The elevation disparity from the Main Street to the Avenue creates a semi buried floor dedicated to the technical areas which has a direct connection to the Avenue that merges the ocean.

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart

The function splits into two levels: while the ground floor which connects to the main street is devoted to the social areas, the first floor is reserved for the private areas.

Thus, the dwelling exploits its relation with the environment, not just from its special volume, but also given by the clean design, textures and materials, particularly the basalt stone, native to this volcanic islands with the concrete, in addition to the long glasses.

Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart


Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart


Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart
Casa en Praia dos Santos
© Paulo Goulart


Casa en Praia dos Santos
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Casa en Praia dos Santos
Floor Plan 02
Casa en Praia dos Santos
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