House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus

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House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus

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  • Project Name: House in Litoral Alentejano
  • Practice: Aires Mateus
  • Gross Built up Area: 180 Sqm
  • Project Location: Portugal
  • Country: Portugal
  • Lead Architects/Designer: Maria Rebelo Pinto
  • Engineering: Joel Sequeira
  • Contractors: V. P. S. - Construções Lda
  • Collaborators: Patrícia Marques
  • Photo Credits: Daniel Malhao
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Excerpt: House in Litoral Alentejano is an architectural project designed by Aires Mateus in Portugal. The placement of the several houses will be decided by each owner. The first house is a square. The living room is disposed around a courtyard that provides indirect lighting.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] The program includes four houses and a water tank. The water tank will be a square of whitewashed plaster where a pool is found and a line draws the shower.  The placement of the several houses will be decided by each owner.

House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
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House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
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House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
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The first house is a square. The living room is disposed around a courtyard that provides indirect lighting. Secondary compartments inhabit the interior of thick walls that form the central living room.

House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao
House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao
House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao

These areas, compressed by a lifted ground and a lowered ceiling, become spaces which group to limit and define the “exterior volume,” emphasizing it as the main space of the house.

House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao
House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao
House in Litoral Alentejano | Aires Mateus
© Daniel Malhao

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