![House On A Warehouse / Miguel Marcelino - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5240/d928/e8e4/4e00/3d00/002b/newsletter/JM_CasaArmazem_018.jpg?1379981601)
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Architects: Miguel Marcelino
- Area: 437 m²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:João Morgado
![House On A Warehouse / Miguel Marcelino - Fence, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5240/d959/e8e4/4e00/3d00/002e/newsletter/JM_CasaArmazem_055.jpg?1379981652)
Text description provided by the architects. The briefing was to build a three-bedroom house on top of a warehouse built in the 80's, where part of the roof was made with a flat slab and a small balcony, precisely with that idea of later building the house.
![House On A Warehouse / Miguel Marcelino - Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5240/d975/e8e4/4e00/3d00/0030/newsletter/JM_CasaArmazem_063.jpg?1379981677)
Given the constraints of the existing warehouse, the house shape turns out to be automatically set: a box that rests on the existing structure. The rooms are placed to the east, the toilets to the west, as well as the kitchen, looking to a centennial olive tree. The existing balcony will be maintained and "duplicated" as a shading element. The living room is placed south where its south/east corner is diagonally cut in a way that the balcony could enlarge and offer an outdoor area protected from the sun and rain, overlooking the valley.
![House On A Warehouse / Miguel Marcelino - Image 26 of 26](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5240/d9e6/e8e4/4e00/3d00/0038/newsletter/Floor_Plan.jpg?1379981789)