There are houses that struggle to understand and connect with their setting, showing a certain unease or lack of coherence in the choice of where to settle — choices that, for emotional reasons or creative visions, end up being justified and even triumphant!
Project name
Casa da Encosta
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Santo Tirso , Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Silva Azevedo
Collaborators
Fénix Engenharia Civil
Structural engineer
Fénix Engenharia Civil
Landscape
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Lighting
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
The building had long stood suspended in time and space, gradually falling into a state of disrepair—partially occupied, yet steadily losing structural integrity, quality, and a sense of safety.
Project name
Casa do Parque IV
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Azevedo
Structural engineer
Fénix Engenharia Civil
Environmental & MEP
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Lighting
Fénix Engenharia Civil
Visualization
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Casa de Lavra is the reflection of the relation that architecture can create between the space and the client. No house is the same and, in this one in particular, the architect Ricardo Azevedo realised that he drew the project “enthusiastically at the site”.
Project name
Casa de Lavra
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Lavra, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Azevedo
Civil engineer
Fénix, Projetos de Eng. Civil
Typology
Residential › House
