Lar Casa de Magalh in Ponte de Lima, Portugal by J M Carvalho Araújo Arquitectura e Design

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Inside a white house lives a lady without progeny. She donates the land, home and attachments to build a home for the elderly. She only requires that the construction be done prior to her death. It all starts from the house; it is the center and the symbol.

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• Architects: J M Carvalho Araújo Arquitectura e Design
• Project: Lar Casa de Magalh
• Location: Ponte de Lima, Portugal
• Client: C. M. de Ponte de Lima – Casa do Povo
• Date: 2006 – 2010
• Team: Joel Moniz, Alexandre Branco, Sandra Ferreira, Mónica Peixoto, Liliana Costa, Ana Vilar, Lília Costa, Nuno Vieira, Filipe Russell
• Landscape Design: João Bicho e Joana Carneiro, Arquitectos Paisagistas

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• Structures: Divisão de Estudos e Planeamento do Município de Ponte de Lima
• Mechanical HVAC: Marco Lopes, Eng. (climatzação_projecto inicial)
• Hidraulic: Divisão de Estudos e Planeamento do Município de Ponte de Lima
• Electrical: Divisão de Estudos e Planeamento do Município de Ponte de Lima
• Communications: Divisão de Estudos e Planeamento do Município de Ponte de Lima
• Lighting: PAPÉLIA Iluminação, Lda
• Kitchen: ARCOHOTEL
• Furniture: J M Carvalho Araújo, Arquitectura e Design, S.A.
• Constructor: Predilethes – Construções, Unipessoal Lda
• Photography: Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

The building of the home for the elderly results from the expansion of the platform floor of the existing house. In the center are built two courtyards, one social and one for services, dematerializing the built mass, as if a part of the building had been removed, exposing its interior. You realize there’s life and movement.

Outside, the rhythm of the facade refers to the tree trunks, a blending option, highlighting the existing houses, white-washed.

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

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Tags: Ponte de Lima, Portugal

Category: Senior center

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