![House With a Curved Wall / fala - Door, Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5bd6/faf5/f197/ccaa/4a00/0277/medium_jpg/FEATURE_IMAGE.jpg?1540815596)
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Architects: fala
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Ricardo Loureiro
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Text description provided by the architects. The derelict construction was found on an unremarkable neighbourhood, hiding a deep and generous garden; the proud pitched roof distinguished the otherwise trivial architecture.
![House With a Curved Wall / fala - Image 2 of 12](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5bd6/fae7/f197/cc17/2700/0114/medium_jpg/D5vxWMxg.jpg?1540815585)
After reseting the construction to a bare structural existence, the inner space was solved with the precise placement of a gently curved wall as a separation between the public and private programs. The intersection of the existing walls, the sloped roof and the new wall resulted in a complex geometrical form. Through the new wide window, a clear tension towards the picturesque garden was created.
![House With a Curved Wall / fala - Sofa](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5bd6/fadd/f197/ccaa/4a00/0276/medium_jpg/brNEF06w.jpg?1540815574)
The main space, loosely populated by furniture, showcases four blue doors (leading to the small lobby, bedroom, bathroom or attic), a circular opening, various plants and an elegant metal pole that symbolically marks the highest point of the otherwise humble construction. A selected number of elements - doors, kitchen and furniture - were painted in strong colours contrasting with the general abstract whiteness of the room.
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![House With a Curved Wall / fala - Bed, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5bd6/fafd/f197/cc17/2700/0115/medium_jpg/Ta2d0f7w.jpg?1540815608)
The wall facing the street was plastered and the entrance door painted in heavy salmon-pink; the greenish-blue gate, when closed, completes the deconstructed composition. A thin metal surface extends over the white volume as if made of paper: the light metal roof becomes the prominent urban element defining the image of the house, its houseness. While the interiors form a unity characterised by whiteness and precision, the outside expression is that of a loose juxtaposition of constructive elements. Ultimately the house is a rather conventional building, but unusually vivid.
![House With a Curved Wall / fala - Image 5 of 12](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5bd6/faaa/f197/cc17/2700/0111/medium_jpg/058_web_1.jpg?1540815519)