House in Alcobaça, Portugal

26 June 12

por Jean Pierre Porcher, Margarida Oliveira, lbino Freitas

La superficie fue moldeada para mezclarse con la arquitectura e integrarla como si fuera parte del paisaje. El procedimiento preservó las vistas, mejoró la sustentabilidad y permitió a la naturaleza habitar al paisaje.

Photography by Xavier Antunes

Description
In the elaboration of this project, due to our client’s fascination by the landscape’s beauty, we tried to produce an architecture that minimized disturbances to the environment. We chose a mono-oriented plan, which was rationalized and simplified to be inscribed in the plot’s width.

Instead of providing the environment for the object “house”, the land was shaped to blend with the architecture and integrate it as if it were a work of Land Art. The procedure was effective to preserve the sights, improve sustainability and ultimately to allow nature to return to the place that belongs to her, to strengthen the feeling of being able to inhabit the landscape.

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Informacion técnica

House in Alcobaça

Architects: Jean Pierre Porcher, Margarida Oliveira and Albino Freitas
Location: Alcobaça
Country: Portugal
Design Agency: Topos Atelier de Arquitectura, Lda
Collaborators: Sofia Lima, Michael Ferreira
Area: 270.00 m2
Completion Date: 2011

Publicado por: Carolina Russo

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