House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha

The place is located (Estoril), has an impressive slope. In a plot of land defronte of a wooded valley near Lisbon, a series of volumes intended to reduce the mass of two houses, a program integrating multifunctional symmetrically request. A set of rules defining the development project, perimeter walls, maximum height, total construction area as well as the volume must be addressed.

House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha


The final volume proposes a dialogue between a range of different solids, creating a variety of indoor and outdoor patios, which maximizes the reading light and there is a changing of spaces during the course of the day.

Sunscreens, it creates a texture on some fronts volumes and control the relationship between outside and inside the house. Endings generate a game between the concrete, wood and white plaster, trying to create pleasant spaces. Some traffic, such as stairs, is detached from the wall, allowing light to pass through it.

House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha1


House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha2


House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha3


House in Estoril by Jorge Mealha4




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