![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/1120/e58e/cee0/9d00/024d/newsletter/featured_image.jpg?1482297624)
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Architects: MJARC Arquitectos
- Area: 290 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:João Ferrand
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Manufacturers: Gessi, Banema, Pregaia, Sosoares
![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Windows, Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/113c/e58e/ce5a/6b00/01be/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(2).jpg?1482297649)
Text description provided by the architects. There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect’s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture. We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted to the ideals of minimalism’s stark allure, asked us to design a house in the Douro , located on the stunning views over Douro valley .
![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Lighting, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/1240/e58e/cee0/9d00/0255/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(13).jpg?1482297909)
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![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Waterfront, Coast](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/114a/e58e/cee0/9d00/024f/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(3).jpg?1482297663)
The desire to interfere as little as possible with the visual topography of the landscape prompted to attach the house to the ground and find façade and roof solutions with a direct relationship to the surroundings. The idea of a "crouching building" guides the decisions concerning volume, position, occupation, exterior outfit and façade claddings.
![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Facade, Deck, Beam, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/117c/e58e/cee0/9d00/0251/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(8).jpg?1482297714)
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![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Facade, Windows, Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/1162/e58e/cee0/9d00/0250/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(5).jpg?1482297690)
The property requires a holiday house program able to adjust to changes related to the number of users, the season, and so on. This complex program (couple, family, friends; summer, winter; weekend, long terms) is solved attending to values of low energy, spatial simplicity and flexibility of use.
![House in Douro Valley / MJARC Arquitectos - Waterfront](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/585a/12aa/e58e/cee0/9d00/0258/newsletter/joao_ferrand_(19).jpg?1482298018)