Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai have completed a house design in Rua do Cerro, Madalena, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. As briefed by the client, the house comprised of a living room, a kitchen, a small study, three bedrooms, a garage and some storage area, good use of external space and privacy.
Answering the brief, the architect arranged the home design over three volumes. The central volume where the social areas are laid out, the volume to the west with the three bedrooms and two bathrooms and the volume, or annexe, to the east, characterized by the covered garage area and the volume of the store and technical areas.
The exterior facade is clad with rough concrete walls. On the inside, some concrete walls give over to white plasterboard and pine from Riga which is used structurally in the ceilings, and in the window frames, which also act structurally. The floor is finished in slate both inside and outside to emphasize an intentional continuity. Roof and weathering generally are in copper sheeting.
Photography by FG+SG Fernando Guerra + Sérgio Guerra
