Aires Mateus + SIA arquitectura House in Fontinha

Font: Aires Mateus
Photography (B&W): Juan Rodriguez
Photography (Color): SG+FG

In the hills of Grandola, the house is a balance between a courtyard, a protected core relating to the sky, and an opening to the distant ocean view. The topography is modeled to protect the house from the road and to open the spaces to a view of the ocean. The perimeter delineates the interior rooms and the transitional spaces. Vertical volumetric spaces are occupied by elements that define functions and atmospheres.

client:
private

localization:
Melides, Grandola, Portugal

date of project:
2009-2011

date of construction:
2012-2013

surface area:
238 sqm

builting area:
390 sqm

site area:
50000 sqm

authors:
Manuel Aires Mateus + SIA arquitectura

project leader:
ines cordovil

colaborators:
ana ria martins

engineer:
betar, promee, campo d´água

constructor:
Mateus Frazão