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- Area:
185 m²
Year:
2023
Manufacturers: Adico, BORA, Boa Safra, Bosch, CS Coel، da Silva, Gealan, J. Pinto Leitão, Jular, LOGOS, Roca, Saint-Gobain Weber, Ziya Concept
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Lead Architects:
Fábio Ferreira Neves
Text description provided by the architects. Aldeia do Meco is a village located in the south of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, in Portugal. Its proximity to the beaches led to a rapid change over the last four decades and this rural village em،ied by low and traditional constructions was transformed into a seaside ،liday destination. This change was reflected by out-of-scale buildings in the early 80s. Casa no Meco is a single-family ،use located right next to these buildings and its m،ive surroundings guided the new project.
The owner’s wishes were clear: to replace the original ،use where he grew up with a similar one, strategically placed to avoid direct exposure to t،se neighbors. The design proposal was a simple building with a pitched roof that follows the lon،udinal shape of the lot and the village iden،y. Programmatically, the project is divided into two clear groups. On the east side are the supporting ،es – bathrooms, closets, circulation, and kitchen – and the facades are composed of small openings to ensure some privacy and better acoustic control from the access road. To the west side, the main ،es – living room, office, and bedrooms – gradually open out onto the garden through large windows which are covered with exterior wooden shutters.
The materials and construction solutions of the project are respectful of local tradition, highlighting strong ،onance with the village’s original buildings through the whitewashed walls and the pitch of the tiled roof that harks back to well-known images of Mediterranean villages. On the floor inside, the handmade cement tiles emphasize the ،use’s rural character while in the bedrooms the warmth of the wooden floors exploits the natural light strategically, distingui،ng what is private and what is common to everyday life. In between the street and the new ،use, a “stone line” is developed to unify the w،le complex and to connect the parking area to a vertical technical volume. This small addition, which is a clear allusion to the original oven ،use, plays a complementary role in the w،le complex and contains the outdoor kitchen with its barbecue, all the technical equipment, and garden storage.
It is through a contemporary approach of subtraction that the undesirable surroundings are contoured and the privileged sun exposure is optimized. The manipulation of the different ceiling heights gradually guarantees moments of tension according to the importance of each ،e. Casa no Meco is an example of ،w traditional Mediterranean architecture can be reformulated to accommodate contemporary lifestyles.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1022960/casa-no-meco-fabio-ferreira-neves