Located in Cascais, in a predominantly residential area characterized by a great diversity of volumes and materials, the intervention focused on harmoniously fitting into the neighborhood. The placement of the buildings aimed to make the most of the orientation and solar exposure, promoting privacy and visual comfort for the interior spaces by carefully orienting the openings.
Amaro da Costa
Bring confort and light to all the interior spaces
Exterior area, ambience
Located in Cascais, in a predominantly residential area characterized by a great diversity of volumes and materials, the intervention focused on harmoniously fitting into the neighborhood. The placement of the buildings aimed to make the most of the orientation and solar exposure, promoting privacy and visual comfort for the interior spaces by carefully orienting the openings.
The buildings, while on distinct plots with different areas and volumes, share the intent of directing views to the South/Southeast. This is manifested in the design of a series of vertical oblique planes that vary in size across different floors. The openings are interrupted by exposed concrete slabs, creating a rhythmic play of light and shadow that gives the volumes a distinctive materiality, especially on the side facades. At the rear, the openings are narrower and more discreet, punctuated by recessed balconies.The goal was to add a contemporary touch to the building and its surroundings without compromising its relationship with the environment, enhancing its morphological characteristics. In the two volumes, seven floors above ground level house 16 residential units ranging from T2 to T4 typologies.
Façade, detail
Façade, detail
Location, Cascais, Portugal
Client, A. Santo
Area, 14.301 m2
Phase, Built
Year, 2021 - 2024
Architecture, Duarte Pinto-Coelho, Jorge Ferreira, Magda Rocha, Maria do Rosário Jacinto, Marta Alves, Rita Costa, Tiago Ornelas (in-house), Anabela Antunes, Bárbara Lopes
Specialties, GEG
Construction, A. Santo
Measurements, Sérgio Pombo
Photography, Tiago Sales
Exterior area, ambience
Although these buildings have considerable height and footprint, the overall view of the complex conveys a sense of lightness, thanks to the open ground floors and the setback of the upper floors. This sense of reduced mass is further enhanced by the common outdoor spaces, where garden areas are integrated with pedestrian paths, and the vegetation plays a dominant and shaping role in the relationship with the surroundings.
Aerial view
Aerial view
Swipe
Façade, detail
Apartment, detail
Apartment, ambience
Façade, detail
Exterior circulation area, detail
Exterior circulation area, ambience
Axonometric visualization
Main façade, building 1
Main façade, building 2
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