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House in Torreira
Ivo Tavares

House in Torreira

This architectural project is intended to be a holidays house. The demands were clear. The client wanted to take advantage from the site, specially the views (Aveiro estuary and the forest) and create a unique space to store all his nautical equipment. With this, we start the project with a very clear idea. The visual permeability for the main house and the storage space for all the nautical equipment.

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Ivo Tavares
photo_credit Ivo Tavares
Ivo Tavares

With this and the morphological conditions of the terrain, we decided to create a building with two stories.

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Ivo Tavares
photo_credit Ivo Tavares
Ivo Tavares

Given the accentuated topology of the terrain in relation to the street, we decided to dissimulate that, in order to ensure the placement of the house like a unique piece over the terrain.

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Ivo Tavares
photo_credit Ivo Tavares
Ivo Tavares

These adjustments were intended also to add the possibility to enter the house practically on a base level and to be able to access the basement via a gently sloping ramp.

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Ivo Tavares
photo_credit Ivo Tavares
Ivo Tavares

The spatial distribution was designed to ensure the separation of the function by floor. The main area located on the ground floor and the technical/storage area on the -1 floor. The social area (living room; dining room; kitchen and social sanitary facilities) and a private area (bedrooms; sanitary facilities to support the bedrooms)

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Ivo Tavares
photo_credit Ivo Tavares
Ivo Tavares

Team:

Architecture Office: NU.MA architects

Main Architect: Nuno Silva

Builder: ACA Construções

Inspection, Fluids & Thermal Engineering: Patrícia Rodrigues

Landscape: LRC - Arquitetura Paisagista (Laura Costa)

Acoustic Design: Eliane Pinto

Illustrations: NU.MA

Architectural photographer: Ivo Tavares Studio

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NU.MA
photo_credit NU.MA
NU.MA

Materials Used:

Sosoares: Frames

Sanindusa: Sanitaryware

Ofa: Faucets

Banema: Facade Cladding

Bonon: Indoor floor covering

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NU.MA
photo_credit NU.MA
NU.MA
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