Vila do Conde House / Raulino Silva Arquitecto

Vila do Conde House / Raulino Silva Arquitecto

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Windows, Facade, ConcreteVila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - BeamVila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - FacadeVila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Image 5 of 41Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - More Images+ 36

Vila do Conde, Portugal
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  533
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Photographs
    Photographs:João Morgado
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Pierinelli
  • Coordination: Raulino Silva Arquitecto Unip. Lda
  • Engineering: Alexandre Lopes, Rúben Lopes, Paulo Cruz, Daniel Carvalho
  • City: Vila do Conde
  • Country: Portugal
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Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Facade
© João Morgado

Text description provided by the architects. If we go up the narrow streets to a place called “Lugar do Monte” (The Mount) in Touguinhó village, we can observe the sea from afar, near the town of Vila do Conde, North of Portugal.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Windows
© João Morgado

The placement of the house took into consideration the local landscape, the sunlight exposure and the significant slope in the terrain.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Sofa, Windows
© João Morgado

On the top floor there are the bedrooms and one office, all with access to a balcony faced west. On the ground floor were placed the living room and the kitchen facing the garden and the swimming pool area. Still on the lower floor there´s the garage, the laundry room, the technical area and a storage room.

Ground Floor Plan

On the inside, all areas are covered with a pine wood floor, including the suspended steps, the kitchen's countertops and floor are covered with Silestone, the bathrooms are covered with white marble from Greece, and both garage and laundry room are finished in black concrete floor.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Facade, Handrail
© João Morgado

The woodwork is all executed with mdf: doors, wall panels, wardrobes, shelves, cabinets for bathrooms and the kitchen. The outside door is made in pine wood modified. All the woodwork is lacquered in white with a high gloss coating.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Stairs, Beam, Handrail
© João Morgado

On the outside, all the surfaces (walls and ceilings) are covered with the etics system with a white finishing and a marble baseboard, emphasizing the black shale wall.  The exterior pavement is made out of black concrete in the garage access and of pine wood grey colored deck in the swimming pool area.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Facade
© João Morgado

In one of the backyard corners there's a small construction. This works as a dog's shelter, a technical area and also a bathroom.

Vila do Conde House  / Raulino Silva Arquitecto - Image 15 of 41
© João Morgado

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Cite: "Vila do Conde House / Raulino Silva Arquitecto" 03 Mar 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/782564/vila-do-conde-house-raulino-silva-arquitecto> ISSN 0719-8884

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