Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House

Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho

CUT CEILINGS AND DYSLEXIC ORNAMENTS HOUSE

Corpo Atelier

ARCHITECTS
Corpo Atelier

PROJECT TEAM
Filipe Paixão, Susana Café, Laura Correia, Laura Bação, Diogo Silva, Rui Oliveira

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Faro, Portugal

CATEGORY
Houses

The complete whiteness of a small traditional house is interrupted by cuts that display natural materials.

Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho

Inside, two types of white ceilings are purposefully incomplete, revealing the wood beams that hold the first floor and the roof structure.

As a result, clear spatial centers are defined for both the social areas and the bedroom: one in the shape of a cross and another in the shape of a circle, respectively.

Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho

Outside, pieces of pink limestone are scattered along three of the four white facades of the house, randomly highlighting specific architectural moments:

corners, edges, friezes, window frames, and the entrance door. There’s an overall sense of a ruin-type building, both inside and out.

Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho


Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho


Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
© Frederico Martinho


Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Ground floor and ceiling
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
First floor and ceiling
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Section
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Section


Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Site plan
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
North facade
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
West facade
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
East facade


Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Concept
Cut Ceilings and Dyslexic Ornaments House
Model