House In Beloura
HOUSE IN BELOURA
Arx Portugal Arquitectos
ARCHITECTS
Arx Portugal Arquitectos
LEAD ARCHITECT
José Mateus, Nuno Mateus
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Imopina, Engenharia E Construções, S.a.
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Mcabx Engenharia – Marco Caixa
DESIGN TEAM
Vitória Vasquez
PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
AREA
620 m²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Sintra, Portugal
CATEGORY
Residential Architecture, Houses
English description provided by the architects.
The house is positioned on the site with the aim of responding in a relatively simple way to two central questions: How can it capture a panoramic view of the horizon, which also brings us the presence of the sea? How can it embrace outdoor spaces that simultaneously protect the residents' privacy from neighbors' views and ensure comfort on days of strong wind?
It was from these two questions that the idea of a central patio was imagined, "embraced" by the social areas (entrance hall/living room/kitchen), and connected to a "semi-patio" containing the swimming pool.
It is in this central patio that the gazes of those moving through the surrounding spaces meet, bringing people closer together who, in a house of this scale, might otherwise remain apart. It is the place where one feels the daily energy of life in the house.
On a completely different dimension of the house (its outlook onto the surroundings), the living room and the main bedrooms feature large, glazed openings that extend into spacious balconies reaching out toward the horizon.
