Casa no Muro

Pombal, Portugal

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Casa no Muro

Pombal, Portugal

Firm

Martial Marquet Studio

Type

Cultural › Pavilion
Landscape + Planning › Playground

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

Casa no muro – house on the wall in portugese – is a kids cabin project, designed by Martial Marquet & Saperlipopette les architectes (M.Omais, O.Gomes)
At the beguinning the childs of the client told him they want a tree house to play within. But the only tree close to the house was on the neighbours land. When visiting the site the architects noticed the omnipresence of the concrete fence-wall around the garden, almost touching the tree. A real visual border closing the garden, and consequently constituing the limit of the kids playground. It appears obvious to them then to use the wall to open new perspectives : the cabin would be on the wall. Thereby it will offer panoramic views on the surrounding countryside to the kids.
The client had only a tiny budget, so the cabin as been built by the client himself helped by the architects, local craftsmen and neigbours from the village.

The project organized itself along a large footpath, stretched on the wall, punctuated by "events" :
a ladder, a cabin, seatings, a belvédere platform... Those different typologies are produce by the same V shaped structural systeme, that is deformed according to the various uses.
The cabin is closed by louver boards, they let the the light getting in, but preserving enough intimacy for the kids play. A large gate oriented toward the fields allow to open totaly the cabin. Almost Impossible to be noticed when it's closed, the kids can open it easily thanks to pneumatic jacks, transforming the cabin for a new play.
The footpath along the wall is ending on a large heighten platform. Dedicated to outdoor play, it gives an amazing view on the surrounding landscape of oaks and pine trees.

Project informations :
Design team : Martial Marquet & Mohammed Omais / Olivia Gomes, assisted by Remi Godet
Client : private comission
Dimensions : 20x3x5 m
Materials : wood, steel, polycarbonate
Date : 2013-2015
Photo crédit : Fernando Guerra

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Casa no Muro

Pombal, Portugal

Casa no Muro

Pombal, Portugal

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