Single Family House in Cascais

The House develops perpendicular to Rua Professor Agostinho da Silva and occupies the central area of ​​the land. The present proposal aims to build a single 

family house that will fit into the plot oriented in the East-West direction. Coming from Rua Professor Agostinho da Silva the only pedestrian access to the house

is made at the 100.35m level where already inside the lot starts a regulatory ramp for the 100.48m level. These values ​​arise from the need to approximate as 

much as possible the ground floor to the natural profile of the land and significantly reduce the difference in levels between the limits of the East and West 

slopes. Based on the urban parameters defined in the Allotment Permit and in the established program, a design was created simple, able to respect the rules 

defined in the current regulations, seeking to establish an effective image and easy relationship with the place, simultaneously responding to the current 

demands of comfort and habitability. The concept of a camera that captures an image is enhanced here in the torn form of the House and in the way it is formally

positioned on the ground and allows open views over the horizon. In order to maintain a language of simple and clear lines, the exterior walls will be covered in

prefabricated panels of white concrete, with the exception of the entrance to the house where it was decided to mark it as a single element, the walls being

exteriors coated with Trespa panels with wood finish. Given the solar orientation of the terrain, the main divisions of the houses are facing south, enjoying the

large balcony and terraces that extend the interior space to the outside thus creating a great visual amplitude.