Casa Chouso is located in Casal de S. Brás, a humble village which is part of Ansião, on a piece of land with a superb view over both the village and the hills of Sicó (Serras da Sicó). The general idea was defined from the primary analysis when first visiting the site. The land presented great natural surroundings, overflowing with clusters of tre...
Project name
Casa Chouso (Chouso House)
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Rua da Lagoa, Casal de S.Brás, Ansião, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
Bruno Lucas Dias
Design team
Bruno Lucas Dias, Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques, Portave (Carpentry), Paumarc (Floors), Carlos Silva e Miguel Ferreira (Coating Materials), Systalprof ( Aluminium), Ofimetal (Metalworking)
Environmental & MEP
Canalizações Alvorgense
Construction
Pireslar – Construções, lda. Carlos Miguel Constructora
Material
Concrete, Steel, Stone, Wood, Glass
Client
Pedro and Catarina
Typology
Residential › House
This house reflects the integration of the natural characteristics of the site, assuming a topographic character with a semi-basement construction that adapts to the inclination of the plot to the west. This solution is a reinterpretation of the traditional house of Minho region , and three architectonic moments are recognizable: (i) semi-basement...
Project name
Casa em Infias / House in Infias
Architecture firm
felixARQS - Daniel Félix Arquitectos
Location
Vizeal, Portugal
Photography
Guilherme Silva
Principal architect
Daniel Félix
Design team
Daniel Félix, Daniel Monteiro, Florbela Moura
Interior design
felixARQS
Civil engineer
Anabela Salgado
Structural engineer
Anabela Salgado
Environmental & MEP
Anabela Salgado & David Magalhães
Visualization
Guilherme Silva
Tools used
Archicad, Artlantis
Construction
CAP & Tectoave
Material
Concrete, Granite/Stone, ETICs
Typology
Residential › House
This house confronts one of the most important arteries in the city - the National Road EN109. Since it is designed for a residential use, the architectural piece is materialized in a uniform body which, through its shape and arrangement, protects itself from the busy road.
Project name
House 109 (Casa 109)
Architecture firm
Frari - architecture network
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Maria João Fradinho
Design team
César Pereira, Ana Rita Luís
Structural engineer
Pedro Tavares - Engenharia de Projectos, Coordenação de Segurança e Direcção de Obras Lda
Landscape
Jardins e Exteriores - Arthur Pereira
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The house is designed in a complex balance between the creation of a dense and closed fortress and the reinterpretation of the typical patio house, looking for a protected oasis, in its intimate relationship with the sky. The name - Forte - denounces the mandatory theme of privacy, while the volumetric design reveals the essential strategy of captu...
Project name
Casa Forte (Forte House)
Architecture firm
Pema Studio
Location
Santo Tirso, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Tiago Pedrosa Martins
Collaborators
Daniel Carvalho, Dário Cunha
Structural engineer
M2 – Gabinete de Estudos
Construction
Construções Alves e Freitas, Lda.
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Set within the heart of the village of Ansião, the focus of this project was the renovation an old games room, that was part of a restaurant, Tarouca Gastro Bar. In its essence, the project aimed at giving the space a new dynamic that would give it a welcoming ambience, not only for people going for a meal, but also for relaxing and socialising.
Project name
Tarouca Gastro Bar
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Avenida Dr. Vítor Faveiro, Ansião, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
Bruno Lucas Dias
Design team
Bruno Lucas Dias, Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
Carpentry: Limocos. Electricity: Celso Marques. Floors: Paumarc. Blackouts/Sofas: Decorativa 2000. Acclimatization: Climapronto
Material
Pine wood and plywood
Client
Tarouca Gastro Bar
Typology
Hospitality › Bar, renovation of an old games room
Located in Algarve, on the south coast of Portugal, the proposal takes its cues from the historical and contemporary heritage of the region. The result sees a cloister-like configuration that poetically interplays with the central courtyard, along with landscaped areas and terraces, thus obscuring the boundaries between nature and the built space....
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD
Collaborators
Afaconsult, P4 - Artes e Técnicas da Paisagem
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Designed for a family of five, the D house hides its structural complexity through its volumetric simplicity. Large boxes placed on the highest part of the land organize the interior and outdoor space through their layout and orientation. That way, the house opens up to the outside through the spaces generated between them, while protecting its int...
Architecture firm
L2C Arquitetura
Location
Dadim, Braga, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Luis Cunha
Interior design
Interiors decoration : Casa Marques
Structural engineer
Márcia Cunha
Construction
JPA Construtora
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
A private outdoor space was also intended. However, instead of the common backyard, the
approach was to provide a middleyard, in order to achieve some privacy in the outdoor space. The house was designed in a “C” shape, turning its back to the surroundings and facing an interior patio that opens only in an unobstructed area.
Architecture firm
LIMIT Studio
Photography
Alexander Bogorodskiy
Interior design
Jota Barbosa
Construction
Construções José Maria da Costa Santos – Unipessoal, Lda Kitchen Carpentry: Studio Emme (Emme Cozinhas)
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
