This family house is located in a suburban area of Póvoa de Varzim. It is inserted in a new masterplan characterized by a regular grid that suggests a central occupation of the plot surrounded by fragmented gardens and paved areas.

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Architects: DIONISO LAB

Location: Beiriz, 4495, Portugal

Author: José Cadilhe

Team: José Cadilhe, Emanuel Fontoura

Area: 256.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Engineering: Abílio Rodrigues

Contractor: Joaquim da Costa Sá

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From the architect. This family house is located in a suburban area of Póvoa de Varzim. It is inserted in a new masterplan characterized by a regular grid that suggests a central occupation of the plot surrounded by fragmented gardens and paved areas.
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One of the main premises for this project was to guarantee a strong sense of intimacy and relationship between exterior and interiors areas. Therefore, House L27 challenges the regular geometry of nearby constructions with a fluid gesture that sets the exterior area as the central space, organising the program around it.

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The house is structured in two floors. The fir...