2005 - 2009 / PT - Marco de Canaveses
Built
Client: Luís Graça Moura
Authorship: Nuno Graça Moura
Collaboration: Luísa Rosas, Vicente Brito, Cátia Bernardo, Rita Machado, Sofia Ferreira da Silva, Carlos Castro, Pedro Gonçalves
Engineering: Envest
Contractor: Constance
Photos: Nuno Graça Moura and Carlos Castro
In a plot overlooking the Tâmega River, two houses are planned. The house appears in the place where there was an agricultural construction, whose site was conditioned by the existence of rocks. It develops on two floors, the lower one being partially buried. The house closes to the outside, opening completely to a double-height porch, open to the south / west. 'Brise-soleil' in concrete with flower pots protect from the sun. The remaining façades are made of stone removed from the site and the remains of the existing building. The result is a very elementary construction, as is common in nearby rural buildings. The construction drawings were literally drawn on the walls during construction works, as to better adjust it to the local workers.
© Nuno Graça Moura