Housing Project - Vila Real
Architecture project - Vila Real
Located in the unique territory of Trás-os-Montes between the Marão and Alvão mountains, the design and licensing of the Vila Real house establishes, in a complicit way, a continuous dialog between the pre-existing and nature.
The aim of the housing project is to be part of the landscape, integrating peacefully into the territory of Vila Real. However, it was essential to take advantage of the steep slope of the land. Seeking to provoke new sensations and enhance the notion of dialog between spaces, the need arose to reformulate the pre-existing house. By integrating the new proposal without forgetting the relationship with the surroundings, a response was provided to the housing program.
The concept...
The design and licensing of housing...
Conceptually, the intervention is characterized by the combination of natural materials and local construction techniques. Volumetrically, a dialog is established between negative and positive, creating an adjacent dynamic.
The proposal therefore emphasizes the constant relationship between interior and exterior, with light playing an essential role in shaping the spaces.
Every opening has been studied down to the smallest detail, providing the desired comfort given the region's high temperature range.
Atmosphere and atmosphere...
In this way, we achieve an intimate, familiar atmosphere inside, rich in moments of contemplation.
Consequently, on the outside, architecture manages to embrace the territory, like the root of a tree that invisibly supports its existence.
The visual arts are an integral part of the solution, having the skin of the architectural solution advocated here. As a result, its large white planes seek communion with nature, as if it were a canvas.
A stage where the artist establishes an intimate relationship with architecture, integrating the organicity present in nature.
“Architecture is born from a feature. And when it's beautiful and creates surprise, it can, if handled well, reach the higher level of a work of art.”
Oscar Niemeyer
