Raulino Silva Arquitecto designed Rio Mau house, a minimalist family house in the countryside of the outskirts of Vila do Conde, Portugal.
Description:
Rio Mau
House is located in the countryside of the outskirts of Vila do Conde. The land
plot with about 6800 sqm is surrounded by cultivated fields and pine forest
near Serra de Rates.
The
family house with a single floor is located in the center of the garden
surrounded by some existing pine trees. The car and pedestrian accesses through
the north zone are highlighted by an entrance porch and a black concrete paved
area.
In the
interior, through the hall we have access to the office and to the garage with
the laundry and the technical area. In the West zone we have three bedrooms and
a bathroom with a skylight. One of the bedrooms is a complete suite with a
bathroom and a dressing room opened to a patio. In the South zone we have
spacious and communicating spaces with kitchen, dining and living areas – two
sliding doors make it possible to change the design of the space.
The main
spaces of the house have direct relation with the garden through shaded wooden
deck, which extend the interior space to the outside and protect the windows
from rain and wind.
Not
being the walls and the facades of the house colored white, we looked for a set
of colors, materials and environments that functioned as a unit, both in the
construction as in the garden and in the interior design.
Source: Raulino Silva Arquitecto
