![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Stairs, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cd96/e58e/ce50/c800/0289/newsletter/portada_JM_Casa_AS_001.jpg?1419562364)
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Architects: Graciana Oliveira
- Area: 420 m²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:João Morgado
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cd42/e58e/ce87/4600/0217/newsletter/JM_Casa_AS_103.jpg?1419562286)
Text description provided by the architects. To the north, a noisy road with some traffic. To the south, a singular view over the valley of the Cavalum river. From the triangular building site, naturally arises an 'L' form.
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Image 13 of 21](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cc9b/e58e/ce87/4600/0214/newsletter/JM_Casa_AS_050.jpg?1419562123)
With 7 meters slope and pre-existing granite walls, was created a platform 2.00 meters under the street level. The house is implanted on this low ground and becomes unnoticeable from the street.
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Image 21 of 21](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cc12/e58e/ce84/3600/0223/newsletter/01_PISO_0.jpg?1419561989)
The existing walls, the low implantation, the creation of new vertical planes and the closure to the street, convey the feeling of intimate home that was sought from the beginning.
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Image 10 of 21](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cc53/e58e/ce84/3600/0225/newsletter/JM_Casa_AS_023.jpg?1419562044)
The house program had a peculiar aspect: the two bedrooms, for two young girls, had to be interconnected.
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Glass, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cc8a/e58e/ce50/c800/0285/newsletter/JM_Casa_AS_046.jpg?1419562105)
The granite, very evident in the proximities and a very characteristic material of the region, is applied in sawed and cut narrow strips, with different heights and lengths, giving a more delicate aspect to the finish, as it enphasizes the horizontality of the house.
![Milhundos House / Graciana Oliveira - Sofa, Shelving](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/549c/cc76/e58e/ce87/4600/0213/newsletter/JM_Casa_AS_033.jpg?1419562085)