AADD House / Helder de Carvalho

AADD House / Helder de Carvalho

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Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

What would it be like if I had grown up in this place?

What would it be like if I knew the reality of a friend? 

AADD House / Helder de Carvalho - Facade
© José Campos

A field of generous proportions that included a wall, two staircases and columns of granite, which lead into an imaginary house, here the basis of the project had to be thought of as two platforms.

AADD House / Helder de Carvalho - Image 5 of 20
© José Campos

One superior platform has an enterance point, that can be seen through the fence, and one inferior platform that is quiet and gives privacy and a new meaning to the word comfort.

AADD House / Helder de Carvalho - Windows
© José Campos

There are panels and doors that open into spaces, showing details of simplicity, there are also views and luminosity between the floors which completes and delights the senses.

Ground Floor Plan

The different perspectives of this home shows us a peaceful haven of light and balance creating fascinating spaces that elevate the volumetry. 

First Floor Plan

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Cite: "AADD House / Helder de Carvalho" 19 Feb 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/333823/aadd-house-helder-de-carvalho> ISSN 0719-8884

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