House in Aldeia Nova
- Renovation & Repurpose, House
- Aldeia Nova, Miranda do Douro, 2006
- Photography: JMF
The Rehabilitation and Remodeling of a House is a project that converts a mixed construction of housing and livestock shelter, very degraded, typical of Aldeia Nova, in Miranda do Douro, into a functional, bright, comfortable, and discreet house in the landscape.
This house is intended as a vacation and weekend residence for a family with local roots.
However, it is considered that in the future it may become a permanent residence.
Thus, the program's objective was a four-bedroom home, with the necessary support spaces, living and dining rooms, as well as a workspace with library and office characteristics.
The area of the existing house was sufficient to accommodate all the desired living spaces, as well as their interconnections. To achieve this, it is necessary to intervene in the facades. Thus, large openings are made in them to illuminate the created spaces.
These openings were considered based on the incidence of the sun, taking into account the stifling heat of summer and the intense cold of winter. And, on the other hand, to allow enjoyment of the garden and the landscape, observed from inside the house.
In the New Village House, the rooms typically used during the day are all on the ground floor, prioritizing direct access to the outdoor space. The bedrooms occupy the upper floor, although with one exception.
The bedroom on the ground floor is intended to ensure accessibility to the house over time and for various generations of the family. One of the bedrooms has access to a private terrace. This will be protected from the sun by awnings inserted into a metal structure.
The stability of the walls subjected to the opening of new apertures, for the new windows and doors, will be ensured by visible iron structures. This framing distinguishes the new apertures from the existing ones. The visual impact of the new apertures on the building's facades requalifies the overall image of this house in New Village, aiming for a new harmony between the old and the new.
This house is intended as a vacation and weekend residence for a family with local roots.
However, it is considered that in the future it may become a permanent residence.
Thus, the program's objective was a four-bedroom home, with the necessary support spaces, living and dining rooms, as well as a workspace with library and office characteristics.
The area of the existing house was sufficient to accommodate all the desired living spaces, as well as their interconnections. To achieve this, it is necessary to intervene in the facades. Thus, large openings are made in them to illuminate the created spaces.
These openings were considered based on the incidence of the sun, taking into account the stifling heat of summer and the intense cold of winter. And, on the other hand, to allow enjoyment of the garden and the landscape, observed from inside the house.
In the New Village House, the rooms typically used during the day are all on the ground floor, prioritizing direct access to the outdoor space. The bedrooms occupy the upper floor, although with one exception.
The bedroom on the ground floor is intended to ensure accessibility to the house over time and for various generations of the family. One of the bedrooms has access to a private terrace. This will be protected from the sun by awnings inserted into a metal structure.
The stability of the walls subjected to the opening of new apertures, for the new windows and doors, will be ensured by visible iron structures. This framing distinguishes the new apertures from the existing ones. The visual impact of the new apertures on the building's facades requalifies the overall image of this house in New Village, aiming for a new harmony between the old and the new.