amplifying the relationship

Located on the West Coast of Portugal in an agricultural area relatively close to the ocean, local architecture firm Ricardo Silva Carvalho Arquitectos designed this minimalistic and sophisticated private residence.

The entrance of the house is characterised by a succession of spaces that mysteriously appear between volumes that never touch its limits and unravel through the continuity of the roof which progressively grows in scale until it reaches the rooms that are divided in height revealing a small mezzanine. The living room area extends outwardly through its large glassed windows that progressively illuminate and expand from the entrance thereby illuminating and amplifying the relationship with the exterior.