Casa 103 – “LIVING BEHIND THE WALL” in Ferragudo, Algarve,

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Casa 103 – “LIVING BEHIND THE WALL” in Ferragudo, Algarve, Portugal by ultramarino | marlene uldschmidt arquitects

August 30th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: ultramarino | marlene uldschmidt arquitects

Our studio were excited to take on such an interesting project in the Fishing Village of Ferragudo, Portugal. The historic center of Ferragudo is an extremely sensitive area to work in and we believed that our intervention should be balanced harmonious and above all integrate with the surrounding architecture and history.

The studio decided to explore the concept of “LIVING BEHIND THE WALL” !

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Architects: ultramarino | marlene uldschmidt arquitects
Project: Casa 103 – “LIVING BEHIND THE WALL”
Location: Ferragudo, Algarve, Portugal
Photography: FG+SG
Collaborating: Maurícia Bento, Arq.ª
Area: 230 m2
Year: 2010-2013
Structure: Protecna Engineering Team
Carpentry: equipa quatro comercia e construções lda.
Software used: AutoCad LT 2011

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Connection

The challenge was to create a facade which would be a physical barrier between the public and private areas whilst enhancing the visual connection with the village and the river.

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Levels
The difficult topography of the site meant that our concept would need to allow for the design of the internal space to strengthen their visual connection with the rest of the village and beyond. The concept we chose was to use the changes of level within the site in order to achieve this goal.

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Light

Another challenge of this concept was to create a light and airy feeling within the building. We created a vertical well of light that links all levels to achieve this.

Materials

In order to balance the simple white walls natural materials of wood and stone in earthy tones where chosen.

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Tags: Algarve, Ferragudo, Portugal

Categories: Autocad, House, Living Area

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