Madalena House in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal by Paulo Martins

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Sumit Singhal
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Madalena House in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal by Paulo Martins Arquitectura

April 20th, 2023 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Paulo Martins Arquitectura

Madalena House is located in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the parish of Madalena.

Composed of an overlapping of pure volumes, its arrangement corresponds to the desire of creating a visual barrier between living spaces and the street, allowing maximum privacy to be achieved.

Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

Architects: Paulo Martins Arquitectura
Project: Madalena House
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Photography: Ivo Tavares
Engineer Team: R5 Engineers
Construction: Imocontviva
Gross Area: 330m2
Start/Finish: 2020/2022

Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

In the initial moment, the upper volume marks and emphasizes the entrance, inviting to go beyond the almost opaque barrier, pierced only by a gap that denounces the depth of the plot and the house, at the same time reinforcing the intention of impermeability.

After overcoming the initial barrier, the house reveals itself, in opposition to the outside, to be a wide and fluid space with a well-defined program, opening the social areas to the outside through large glass spans. With these openings, we wanted to promote and enhance the relationship between the exterior, facing west, and the interior, maintaining the privacy of the master suite through the creation of a patio.

On the upper floor, materialized by a loose and hermetic volume, there are two suites and an office, only open to private patios torn in the volume which, in addition to guaranteeing privacy, allow the glazed spaces to be protected from direct radiation.

Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

: Image Courtesy © Ivo Tavares

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Tags: Portugal, Vila Nova de Gaia

Categories: House, Residential

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