House in Brufe, Famalicão New Village Real Estate, Portuguese Rural Modern Home, Residential Architecture Photos
House in Brufe in House in Famalicão New Village
17 Sep 2022
Design: OVAL
Location: Famalicão New Village, Portugal

Photos by Ivo Tavares Studio
House in Brufe, Portugal
The House in Brufe was intended to be ground floor. The land is almost flat and has a timid water line that borders the property to the west. The surroundings are marked to the south by a natural, continuous space, as if it served as a backdrop for a long lawn. To the north, the well-kept main road is directly opposite a pre-primary school building.

The housing is neither hidden nor facing the street. Its patio is the focal point of the volumes, it defines and defines itself.
The set is composed of two parts, a taller one representing the most public areas of the house, the entrance, the generous living room and the kitchen (with pantry).

The lower volume, facing the east side, organizes four rooms, a laundry and an office, all arranged in a row.

Basically, like a piece by Giacometti, there are two boxes connected by an empty space in which each one represents its home, one more open and public and the other more domestic and private.

The patio spaces will be more important than the ones built, as these are the elements that make the house work. The glazing, 6 meters wide, slides only with mechanical support ? it opens up for the family’s special moments and turns the house in...