![Cristovão House / Atelier Cais - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a01/9d12/b22e/38b1/dc00/038d/newsletter/D21.jpg?1510055157)
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Architects: Atelier Cais
- Area: 210 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Francisco Nogueira
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Manufacturers: Jular, Projecto Mosaico, Tons de Pedra
![Cristovão House / Atelier Cais - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a01/9607/b22e/3816/ed00/017e/newsletter/D1.jpg?1510053361)
Text description provided by the architects. From the existing plot, there was an access garden, a degraded two stories house, and a backyard garden. The project had as the main goal the requalification of the existing house and its expansion, through not only a new implantation and back facade design, as well as the optimization of the roof morphology for a new attic area. In order to promote the new functional program and get a better spatiality, it ran a total reorganization of interior layouts of the ground and upper floors. Through the rise of the existing ridge quota and the volumetry of the roof, the house was offered a new attic area with a great connection with the surrounding, through a terrace. The front facade remained unchanged.
![Cristovão House / Atelier Cais - Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a01/96b8/b22e/38b1/dc00/0358/medium_jpg/D4.jpg?1510053537)
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![Cristovão House / Atelier Cais - Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a01/9df1/b22e/38b1/dc00/0393/medium_jpg/fature_image.jpg?1510055382)
The backyard topography was totality redefined, as initially, it presented a level far superior of the house making the interior/exterior relation impossible and damaging natural lighting and ventilation. In the backyard, there was drawn an outdoor dining area, along the axis of the kitchen; a small garden related to the living room and a water tank, for refreshment in summer months. The house has solar orientation Northeast-Southwest and is for a family of a couple and a child.
![Cristovão House / Atelier Cais - Shelving, Windows, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a01/9748/b22e/38b1/dc00/035d/newsletter/D7.jpg?1510053681)
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