Study projects 5 Single family dwelings PLan and facades
East facade
PROGRAM: 5 Single family dwellings SITE: The area given for this assignment was surrounded by other singlefamily housing built around the 90s. Right next to the field of work exists a college school. Facing the west side is a big slope that ends up in the river Mondego (the river that crosses the city of Coimbra), the view is amazing.
CONCEPT: Feeling the outside inside. Portugal is a country with much sun during the whole year, and this slope is particularly sunny. This, connected to the fact that the view is extremely pleasent the result is 3 ways of being IN BETWEEN (outise and inside): - own garden; - closed terrace; - balcony;
SOLUTION:
My main interest was to turn the house to the outside, so I used different ways of being out. The garden in which the residents can adminintrate however they like (grass, trees, farming), the closed terrace on the upper floor that is completely private, and the balconies, one with double height and the other three turned to the street with wooden ported that can be totally closed or half opened. The inside distribution is simply organised. On the first floor the service areas (garage and kitchen). Second floor, living room and one sleeping room. Third floor with office and another sleeping room. The last floor with terrace and one sleeping room. All the floors have toilets and only one room has its private. As all the rooms are very opened with big glass windows I decided to create a small room for dressing in each sleeping room.
Plan
West facade
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