Quinta do Desembargador house

The Urban Allotment of Quinta do Desembargador in Vale Flor – Feijó, is a peculiar allotment characterized by small-sized lots, leading to compact constructions that do not enhance relationships with the exterior of the lots. But it is from the constraints and limitations of the terrain that the best solutions emerge and it was with this mentality that we embraced the challenge. Taking into account the premises that were transmitted to us – at the level of the program and spatial language, as well as the orientation of the land and the area limitations, the concept we adopted takes advantage of the modulation of a compact block, in which a game of full and voids, both inside and outside, which aims to make the most of the relationships between these two domains. As a result of this approach, we apparently have the illusion of being faced with a “massive” construction, but as we move through the spaces, this idea quickly fades and we are transported to environments of enormous spatial richness, in which solar orientation was preponderant in the formal game. In the end, the result translates into a building with pure and balanced lines, where an elegant and cost-contained solution was sought. A house that is different from what is found nearby, due to the clarity of the shapes and materials, and that will stand out in a positive way due to its strong personality.