Article source: J. M. Carvalho Araújo, Arquitectura e Design S.A.

A couple of doctors gather friends and colleagues to meetings and thematic workshops. Without adequate space in the current house, they requested a small multifunctional building for an adjacent parcel.

On the edge of town, in the slope of the valley, lie the two terrains at different heights. In one terrain, overlooking the other, there is a detached house in the center. The other has a beautiful informal garden, with large trees and a lake that anticipates the feeling of the river lower down. It was essential to maintain this view over the garden.

Image Courtesy Hugo Carvalho Araújo

• Architects: J. M. Carvalho Araújo, Arquitectura e Design S.A.
• Project: Atelier de Jardim AS
• Location: Vale do Ave, Portugal
• Date: 2008 – 2010
• Team: José Manuel Carvalho Araújo, Joel Moniz, Filipe Russell, Hugo Melo
• Landscape Design: Daniel Monteiro
• Structures: Pedro Alves
• Hydraulic: Pedro Alves
• Constructor: Construção Civil Gouveia Lda
• Photography: Hugo Carvalho Araújo

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