A.J.C. House

Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

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A.J.C. House

Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

Firm

João Rey Photographer

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2022

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Firm: José António Lopes da Costa
The house is located on an irregular triangular plot of land with a topography consisting
of two levels at different heights. It is on the first, higher level, next to the street, that the
house is located. According to the owners' wishes, it has two separate floors
connected by stairs, double-height ceilings and mezzanines.
The house is accessed from the north, where the slope of the street meets the level of
the land. From here, through a covered area, you access the garage and the front
door.
Once inside, a generous hall ensures the distribution of the various spaces in the house.
To the east, the garage, laundry and storage areas and to the west, the living and
dining room, the kitchen and a playroom and study space, which supported by a
bathroom that serves this entire floor, can also be used as a bedroom for friends.
The living room has double-height ceiling and communicates with a small
gallery/office space on the upper floor. The kitchen, on the other hand, can be
opened up completely to the living room through sliding doors.
Both the kitchen and the living room open fully to the south, to the patio and the pool,
and in the case of the living room, also to the west, allowing you to enjoy the sunset.
The playroom, which also opens out to the west, connects to the living room via a
large sliding door, allowing for better interconnection of these spaces, if necessary
On the upper floor, there are two south-facing bedrooms, supported by a large sliding
door.
On the upper floor, there are two south-facing bedrooms, supported by a shared
bathroom, the master suite, comprising a dressing room, bathroom and bedroom that
opens onto a private balcony to the west, and the office that overlooks the double-
height living room.
A generous terrace to the east connects with the long balcony to the south that serves
the two bedrooms.
The granite foundation to the north, the painted plaster and the wood panelling
differentiate the floors, accentuated by the horizontal markings of the slabs and
balconies. The openings sometimes tear through the walls, opening up to the outside
spaces, and sometimes constitute gaps that look out over the landscape.
The choice of materials was based on durability and low maintenance, in order to
ensure that the building would age well.
The project endeavoured to create differentiated spaces that would relate both to
the outside and to each other through communicating areas. Therefore, care was
taken to create privacy on the bedrooms floor, visual recollection in the service areas
and, above all, to create a strong relationship with the outside in the social areas, with
the patios and gardens, thus allowing the whole complex to create differentiated
living areas.

A.J.C. HOUSE Oliveira de Azeméis

PROJECT FACTS

Architecture José António Lopes da Costa
Tiago Meireles
Co-workers Joana Jorge
Sérgio Almeida

Engineering Strumep - Engenharia

Projedomus – Projectos e Inst. Eléctricas Inteligentes, Lda

Location Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis

Project Date 2017-2018
Building Date 2019-2022
Building Contractor AS Correia
Photography João Rey
Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
Rua de Cabanões 64, 3880-742 Ovar - Portugal
Website: www.lopesdacosta.pt
E-mail: mail@lopesdacosta.pt
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