Architecture studio Fala Atelier has created the illusion of extra height at this house in Lisbon by adding a large number of windows to its facade.
Named House of Countless Windows, the home is intended to appear taller than its three storeys thanks to the windows on its facade that are arranged in a grid of five rows.
This effect is emphasised by the home's split-level interior, which Fala Atelier has used to maximise available space.
Fala Atelier has completed the House of Countless Windows in Lisbon
Echoing the facade, House of Countless Windows' structure and plan are also based around a grid, while different-sized elements are repeated throughout to introduce a sense of order across the design.
"The house is a mathematical equation," studio co-founder Filipe Magalhães told Dezeen. "All measures, thicknesses and proportions collaborate to compose the building," he continued. "Moving a door or a slab two centimetres would impact the whole building."
A large number of windows give the illusion of extra height
Across the interior, all doors, windows, and handrails are identical and follow strict dimensions.
"Each element in the system is universal and repeated countless times, be it a wall, a door, a window, or a handrail," said the studio.
"The metrics of the different materials contribute to the maniac set of rules that render each room identical, and establish uniform relations between programs and the inside-outside transi...