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- Architects: SAMI-arquitectos
- Location: S.Roque do Pico, Portugal
- Architecture: Inês Vieira da Silva. Miguel Vieira /SAMI-arquitectos
- Team: João do Vale Martins, Inês Martins, Daniel Mentech
- Project Year: 2010
- Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
- Structures: Engiaço-Construções Técnicas Lda
- Electricity: Engiaço-Construções Técnicas Lda
- Renewable Energy: Guilherme Carrilho da Graça – NaturalWorks – Engineering Consultants
- Landscape: Victor Beiramar Diniz
- Construction: Engiaço-Construções Técnicas Lda
- Furniture: SAMI com Loja Nord
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From the architect. This house intends to open up to the varied landscapes that can be seen from the highest point on the terrain.
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From a set of separate volumes, following the adaptation of traditional architecture with the ground, the resulting areas between the four volumes and living spaces were designed. Its walls are a continuation of the exterior facades and only a few windows separate the outside and inside of the house.
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Depending on the prevailing wind or the desired view, the house opens to diverse landscapes and its permeability and connection to the outside is total.
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Plan
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The massive dark wood volume becomes four separate volumes when the glass panes are open, allowing to extend the different spaces of the house.
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We used a prefabrication system for the construction of the house, designed to obtain an A+ grade from the standpoint of energy efficiency.
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