House in Matosinhos

House in Matosinhos

House in Matosinhos

Nu.ma Unipessoal, LDA

TYPE
Residential › Private House

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2015

SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET
$100K - 500K

LOCATION
Matosinhos, Portugal

THE SITE

The lot, with non-regular shape, is inserted in a consolidated urban area, in Matosinhos, PT.

The surrounding buildings detain different temporal characteristics with different constructive approaches, different elevations, materials, etc… not a characteristic street.

House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos


FORMAL AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTRAINTS

It was important to keep the alignment of the house with the existing buildings.

The two floors of the house are dissimulated in the facade with horizontal lines to point some alignments with the surrounding buildings.

House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos

PROGRAM

The interior space distribution of the house is separated by function and by the two floors.

The ground floor with the social/service area (kitchen, dining/living room, garage).

House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos

The 1st floor with the private area (rooms, toilets, lounge/reading area).

An exterior yard at the center of the house allow natural light to dining/living room and kitchen, and to the interior rooms at 1st floor.

House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos


House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos


House in Matosinhos
House in Matosinhos