Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture

<span style="font-family:verdana;">The project includes 1688 sf of living space, one car garage, driveway, and green space on a small lot centered in Seattle’s Capitol Hill urban community.</span><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYiOfppj2P0S_zcf9SLti_jxywzZb6EPCenAg2_uF3i-nFtgOipnoeIxvwxzcciXZYWqrZ-Qoahw1uY-GeSrmug/angle-north.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYiOfppj2P0S_zcf9SLti_jxywzZb6EPCenAg2_uF3i-nFtgOipnoeIxvwxzcciXZYWqrZ-Qoahw1uY-GeSrmug/angle-north.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Exterior elements distinguish the homes different areas; extra rooms and stairwell clad in black aluminum panel, while the main areas; common level and master suite, are outlined with white aluminum panel, cedar rain screen and glass. Extensive store-front windows facing the street add a voyeuristic element to the home, giving away intimate views of the master suite and living room floors. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRQfciN7W55sT6qSnD81nQ3B2lmEphnr9U5_dFG6ugnE3iifLwot1FUFMF7gczodCY7ek53Vek0Ab5ppqWg7VJw/capitol-hill2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRQfciN7W55sT6qSnD81nQ3B2lmEphnr9U5_dFG6ugnE3iifLwot1FUFMF7gczodCY7ek53Vek0Ab5ppqWg7VJw/capitol-hill2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puP-hnHm6J-mPQWofWFCNE9TSn371h82AU3mero6CoZ-2fEknEv-Ucd9UswcJWZjrp9l_vIvsxH8-FSyqCTqEXQ/kitchen.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puP-hnHm6J-mPQWofWFCNE9TSn371h82AU3mero6CoZ-2fEknEv-Ucd9UswcJWZjrp9l_vIvsxH8-FSyqCTqEXQ/kitchen.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgPwH8X9cDR6eyNeVeyoSgCaZ9oaYf-jBAIMha96h1duNWxplfed8OD3QedF6HES3f4p8o6zAa9D1XttbxtDK-A/kitchen-living.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgPwH8X9cDR6eyNeVeyoSgCaZ9oaYf-jBAIMha96h1duNWxplfed8OD3QedF6HES3f4p8o6zAa9D1XttbxtDK-A/kitchen-living.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Exposed cedar beams on the ceiling, scored concrete floors and steel-supported stair treads are visible through the window views. Clerestory windows located near the ceiling line allow light to continuously move through the home. Many are used in the bathrooms and hallways, lessening the usage of energy, allowing for more use of natural light. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-kZcGTRviwAvWe_azMmeCN3AK_Z4Zt69QstG32-rK3UDgG8ILv4b7sKQZHttd6fbdXhvRhCdPZ9LMGDptKLJ5A/master.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p-kZcGTRviwAvWe_azMmeCN3AK_Z4Zt69QstG32-rK3UDgG8ILv4b7sKQZHttd6fbdXhvRhCdPZ9LMGDptKLJ5A/master.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkQsAlTSvSEor5BtaB18i9xnEc38OwMlpTxg2XVhnb2IQiH6kVp03JGHAPm6PGp_N81nv6HvudkDBEQlCBdO23A/master-bath.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkQsAlTSvSEor5BtaB18i9xnEc38OwMlpTxg2XVhnb2IQiH6kVp03JGHAPm6PGp_N81nv6HvudkDBEQlCBdO23A/master-bath.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkF9LtEBQCzYx7HlOHhgQ48NJedGI7WZTx1gw6rzKBGoTdkMoW3peEis8ry3gT3dSmaJHf6gjutxvDEgTcmqksQ/stair.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pkF9LtEBQCzYx7HlOHhgQ48NJedGI7WZTx1gw6rzKBGoTdkMoW3peEis8ry3gT3dSmaJHf6gjutxvDEgTcmqksQ/stair.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pVkj7YBytObxIpEtD35YPCkyywiv9nz8NES5EYTKnC2WZ-30kjSoPrtIKFX9g3BsO_horJMqpt9zWAcSil5fJBg/stairspiral.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pVkj7YBytObxIpEtD35YPCkyywiv9nz8NES5EYTKnC2WZ-30kjSoPrtIKFX9g3BsO_horJMqpt9zWAcSil5fJBg/stairspiral.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Architects: </span><a href="http://www.elementalarchitecture.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pb Elemental Architecture</span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Location: Seattle, Washington, US</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Contractor: Lead Construction</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Landscape: Volz Landscaping</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Interior Design: Modern Dwelling, LLC</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Constructed Area: 1.688 sqft (156.8 sqm)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Design Period: 60 days</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Construction year: 2008</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Photographs: Pb Elemental Architecture </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGoVlH78rp8Gwe8DuD-9z0tnKHhB3n0B4Tyy72YNS6PdDoNd4qUC__dRatiWQIlFxncvCH3DJgkL58H1OtjLITQ/ground.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGoVlH78rp8Gwe8DuD-9z0tnKHhB3n0B4Tyy72YNS6PdDoNd4qUC__dRatiWQIlFxncvCH3DJgkL58H1OtjLITQ/ground.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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Capitol Residence – Pb Elemental Architecture

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House at Jardin del Sol - Corona y P. Amaral Arquitectos

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">The basic idea of the project consists in the location of a monolithic concrete and glass volume over a timber platform located at the edge of a cliff in order to enjoy the amazing view of the 300m cliff, a 1000m long black sand beach, mount Teide and all the north coast of Tenerife island. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGy5BA9O914dKOyjFkNtLHSt2VNE1s0ccf7Dortlzxf6c8DK9WW2QWXyHMJiJkYBpTRVgI0K7oEORUBApeNSo2Q/jardin-del-sol-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGy5BA9O914dKOyjFkNtLHSt2VNE1s0ccf7Dortlzxf6c8DK9WW2QWXyHMJiJkYBpTRVgI0K7oEORUBApeNSo2Q/jardin-del-sol-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pp1Gvrf-6bro8j4bpvY6TF8vC5hA_vrWlGVSig5QnzJiv-sBSLgtQenpbkDDjNfTiFLdUSvI-1EgJS4Tl1lM5ww/jardin-del-sol-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pp1Gvrf-6bro8j4bpvY6TF8vC5hA_vrWlGVSig5QnzJiv-sBSLgtQenpbkDDjNfTiFLdUSvI-1EgJS4Tl1lM5ww/jardin-del-sol-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Bedroom and service areas are located in a one storie rectangular volume which enters into a double high volume containing the living-room, studio and kitchen. Both volumes organize an L-shape around the black paddle located at the edge of the platform so water surface gets mixed with the one of the sea, so all the areas of the house enjoy the views underlined by wood and water. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Dj3NTcAE6nsZYtQ9Q25bd3uUuZhzwdRGjz3JCWy1R26XAn7NJcxKfzdksx7o27uu8U9vpcKPKdDeZVzpzlnWw/jardin-del-sol-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Dj3NTcAE6nsZYtQ9Q25bd3uUuZhzwdRGjz3JCWy1R26XAn7NJcxKfzdksx7o27uu8U9vpcKPKdDeZVzpzlnWw/jardin-del-sol-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcxv3z4cSyf35wHdEEjf9CYD6oefh90g8YTSMit2Q5Jh4441D9XVK9eMOmoMVHN1VtZ7MbEhvjGAs7Yo5-F5yyQ/jardin-del-sol-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pcxv3z4cSyf35wHdEEjf9CYD6oefh90g8YTSMit2Q5Jh4441D9XVK9eMOmoMVHN1VtZ7MbEhvjGAs7Yo5-F5yyQ/jardin-del-sol-15.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAAlhlXVu4DZPDLF8x1_79j1a5F_jL2p5SZJsIFNSbdwFPS8Ea0hDwrMh9veHwQMslyQpWXJn8YaOl00Z9yqtxQ/jardin-del-sol-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAAlhlXVu4DZPDLF8x1_79j1a5F_jL2p5SZJsIFNSbdwFPS8Ea0hDwrMh9veHwQMslyQpWXJn8YaOl00Z9yqtxQ/jardin-del-sol-16.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppS-JERd1Qo9hYG908PTegdkPaVSRVoMHi5wdpa5vbo_jRVOkukUfTyUzCW-DgfF40aNoj5_3vN6OPPR9DV5jtQ/jardin-del-sol-17.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppS-JERd1Qo9hYG908PTegdkPaVSRVoMHi5wdpa5vbo_jRVOkukUfTyUzCW-DgfF40aNoj5_3vN6OPPR9DV5jtQ/jardin-del-sol-17.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A gym is located in the basement with direct access from the terrace and views to the inside of the pound through a glass wall.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS-86yMIHGFBjnZBk7tqzVNzX815LvsPeuXh8xSIHPQ8sZxE5LQNxI_jXO2mZFRZmxlM38wM9C8iabPbM_5E_LQ/jardin-del-sol-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS-86yMIHGFBjnZBk7tqzVNzX815LvsPeuXh8xSIHPQ8sZxE5LQNxI_jXO2mZFRZmxlM38wM9C8iabPbM_5E_LQ/jardin-del-sol-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3g9B86oBkn7U8xthfx4rWf3QvOf1vf5FsE-JBOvzx1TOpoBsmKzftX6r8HVOnBgOK_Yt0QVOzjSaHQz_d0orvA/jardin-del-sol-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3g9B86oBkn7U8xthfx4rWf3QvOf1vf5FsE-JBOvzx1TOpoBsmKzftX6r8HVOnBgOK_Yt0QVOzjSaHQz_d0orvA/jardin-del-sol-03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The interior and exterior finishing of the closed volume consists in treated concrete while complete walls are used in the facades facing the views. Protection is solved with timber shuts in the bedroom area and outside canvas stores in the living room. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvM83s06cUIuwG2vyBRNyHnB23A1nnUgPwradV1QM6k-LO6ZLjAyc17F4xcs75LdflRMY9xvYXH7Z9xwo0_0SfA/jardin-del-sol-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pvM83s06cUIuwG2vyBRNyHnB23A1nnUgPwradV1QM6k-LO6ZLjAyc17F4xcs75LdflRMY9xvYXH7Z9xwo0_0SfA/jardin-del-sol-04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pobnz77zz9UubExIFkpuMhEuzGxkBmegNbcmffx_CgZgAUKCNkMBOnIi5gWqgm1xCshtil3wpUZpHIENVue6lLg/jardin-del-sol-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pobnz77zz9UubExIFkpuMhEuzGxkBmegNbcmffx_CgZgAUKCNkMBOnIi5gWqgm1xCshtil3wpUZpHIENVue6lLg/jardin-del-sol-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A steel and wood freestanding canopy provides shadow to the central part of the terrace. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Gardening, based in the use of local cliff species, is located in the slope between the street and the built volume so the house seems to be inserted into the natural cliff.</span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Dj3NTcAE6kNapgLLEqNAZyagvM6-66NJMas9PCVyg76lEExEjc63Uj6K4_S5E0xkKOnUDrBMC-uEP51EqtR6w/jardin-del-sol-08.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6Dj3NTcAE6kNapgLLEqNAZyagvM6-66NJMas9PCVyg76lEExEjc63Uj6K4_S5E0xkKOnUDrBMC-uEP51EqtR6w/jardin-del-sol-08.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzAle5GB0iUvS_VQIgQHIcSs7Mmk8g8BABudf7kYTy639HXkniv3i3DZdXyZcyOB9VXpA4N-Npbzz7hDQWA6mQw/jardin-del-sol-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzAle5GB0iUvS_VQIgQHIcSs7Mmk8g8BABudf7kYTy639HXkniv3i3DZdXyZcyOB9VXpA4N-Npbzz7hDQWA6mQw/jardin-del-sol-14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Architects: <a href="http://coronaypamaral.com/">Corona y P. Amaral Arquitectos</a></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Project year: 2005</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Consultants: DD7 Aparejadores, S.L. (José Manuel Alonso Delgado y Fermín Gutiérrez Hernández ), Diego Estévez</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Client: Arsenio Pérez Amaral</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Contractor: Construcciones Francisco Rodríguez </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Structures: Arquiestructuras Tenerife (Benjamín Cova), Dionisio Castro</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Garden: Poa Jardinería (Eduardo Zárate)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Site Area: 626,79 sqm</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Constructed Area: 388,97 sqm </span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5JzCrbD3aI8ZyaJtaoI9XrVpHLX4tCVr8w7YgNHeo-H46SsTJklPPk96BDyQ1xpAZOuF5YN_WGHXQ3GLPdIu2A/jardin-del-sol-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5JzCrbD3aI8ZyaJtaoI9XrVpHLX4tCVr8w7YgNHeo-H46SsTJklPPk96BDyQ1xpAZOuF5YN_WGHXQ3GLPdIu2A/jardin-del-sol-13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptChdC1l9-h-yFv3FXYqGM3AuvmYfab0yWQECgeW0kBmkUQ7s8ddBA_XbAxUui5vH67xjhDlH1eDMtnOFLQ-O6w/jardin-del-sol-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptChdC1l9-h-yFv3FXYqGM3AuvmYfab0yWQECgeW0kBmkUQ7s8ddBA_XbAxUui5vH67xjhDlH1eDMtnOFLQ-O6w/jardin-del-sol-12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFYSYPmXkngGV9a2IgE3M7kohZCdlaDxRsoHg8oAqfLqpxPRuO3554Qvq9Wm5vHjqy9ZW_515r5QQ0H-YI0I9Ug/jardin-del-sol-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFYSYPmXkngGV9a2IgE3M7kohZCdlaDxRsoHg8oAqfLqpxPRuO3554Qvq9Wm5vHjqy9ZW_515r5QQ0H-YI0I9Ug/jardin-del-sol-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTbOLAVV42-azvW6ii5-UckTMtqgvJeYF-0qQyfzxmK229614q9RLNLudPl6s1Q5PIr-5qAP8MtidWodFjj6UtA/jardin-del-sol-18.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTbOLAVV42-azvW6ii5-UckTMtqgvJeYF-0qQyfzxmK229614q9RLNLudPl6s1Q5PIr-5qAP8MtidWodFjj6UtA/jardin-del-sol-18.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxLTqh1DJBKHRL2fFlxrVCHMxDygNEXwiFIn6okTF_gAftqu9lTvLVvezqvVB2cFYeFZ_u1bp1sUJP9beat0lgQ/jardin-del-sol-19.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxLTqh1DJBKHRL2fFlxrVCHMxDygNEXwiFIn6okTF_gAftqu9lTvLVvezqvVB2cFYeFZ_u1bp1sUJP9beat0lgQ/jardin-del-sol-19.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQJD0WSLQ8rvcSnR2llgH1jVtFhU9NaGNQMyaYhfCL030dOJXs0EgHuQ98e35W8fdB9EdIhaQq1zGSs4rW_ILoQ/jardin-del-sol-09.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQJD0WSLQ8rvcSnR2llgH1jVtFhU9NaGNQMyaYhfCL030dOJXs0EgHuQ98e35W8fdB9EdIhaQq1zGSs4rW_ILoQ/jardin-del-sol-09.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUFX28sjEbVantPaJcc4ybGoDN2ZOhig00kTObVclqNrmC8rwSEFF7dm-qfnVIZeJlw5SvcJOmIzXyEpppnzZzw/jardin-del-sol-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="casas, diseño, arquitectura" border="0" src="http://mpnpfa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUFX28sjEbVantPaJcc4ybGoDN2ZOhig00kTObVclqNrmC8rwSEFF7dm-qfnVIZeJlw5SvcJOmIzXyEpppnzZzw/jardin-del-sol-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div>

House at Jardin del Sol - Corona y P. Amaral Arquitectos

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de Plussenburgh - Arons en Gelauff Architecten

In 2001, a competition by invitation requested a design for a retirement housing project. The objective of this competition was a design to set a standard of architectural quality for upcoming projects in the ambitious redevelopment of the centre of IJsselmonde, one of Rotterdam’s suburbs.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT8fDZLx6Q45zRaWboG4sf2PiVepMTEyH54nn14mmOUrk6kCDjuux1T5IhnG3GeZbTKpQ44ivv_ubUpDqjE9EIQ/plussenburgh-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pT8fDZLx6Q45zRaWboG4sf2PiVepMTEyH54nn14mmOUrk6kCDjuux1T5IhnG3GeZbTKpQ44ivv_ubUpDqjE9EIQ/plussenburgh-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The design for seniors aged 55 and older was inspired by the forthcoming retirement of the hippie generation. The project embraces its target market’s denial of aging by proposing a playful, coloured apartment block. The building is an exciting configuration of a tower and an elevated slab. The slab volume is elevated 11 metres over the water and opens up a spectacular view onto the existing pond from the adjacent pre-existing nursing home. The minimum footprint of the tower creates space for a garden. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pC79MfyXOCS6v7jaBvTK2an97izFkugeDOvZI9L0TrqadO-aZeDpZzrp1LefVVRG4Y39JZ8ddeTlEQ0cndwdNCw/plussenburgh-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pC79MfyXOCS6v7jaBvTK2an97izFkugeDOvZI9L0TrqadO-aZeDpZzrp1LefVVRG4Y39JZ8ddeTlEQ0cndwdNCw/plussenburgh-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The two main volumes consist of apartments with an uninterrupted span of 9m60, allowing for multiple floor plans and adaptability in the future. An inconspicuous elevator shaft connects the new building to the older one, where medical personnel, cooks and other help are available. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYK42ty4P9MgCr1pks_4MRJzD4eWlLud_wCIJfkbtRn4BMXTaPbdiVtGfNXfjIhKVrVzSmkOGVQJAvn9e51Jbyw/plussenburgh-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYK42ty4P9MgCr1pks_4MRJzD4eWlLud_wCIJfkbtRn4BMXTaPbdiVtGfNXfjIhKVrVzSmkOGVQJAvn9e51Jbyw/plussenburgh-04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">The façades of the dwellings gain a strong, three-dimensional quality through the wavy balconies. The glazed galleries – set with self-cleaning glass – are smooth but very colourful in over 200 different shades. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4eBYFcn4roL5YaHc2SF9IIcXzuVd0qLo7_I9sf90-RYOI75kQNwBmRcUCVaywuVGsNsMa7datwldbYAZFPohfQ/plussenburgh-00.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p4eBYFcn4roL5YaHc2SF9IIcXzuVd0qLo7_I9sf90-RYOI75kQNwBmRcUCVaywuVGsNsMa7datwldbYAZFPohfQ/plussenburgh-00.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pyLr5-zhryDNhIR3NCxwyzTtGPFXoXc1ZEpOTEAqCSXxNJHz9fe7S36ZDPAFQ2bXiXamDJWyFm8_xadVsZT6v0w/plussenburgh-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pyLr5-zhryDNhIR3NCxwyzTtGPFXoXc1ZEpOTEAqCSXxNJHz9fe7S36ZDPAFQ2bXiXamDJWyFm8_xadVsZT6v0w/plussenburgh-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Tucked beneath the building, a recreational space in the water is accessible through the garden, paved with asphalt to facilitate wheelchairs and scooters. A recurrent grass theme runs through several parts of the project. The bamboo pattern set in the interior concrete walls, the planting scheme of the garden and even the garden carpet on the floor of the recreational space, all play on this theme. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6517ILowG44OCYRWxT47kdTAyCTHdfdaMSLV7TovZ3CtK8-za5TJW_xOcU6USzwjSrBmv2ay8uDvu_JUHiEUcQ/plussenburgh-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p6517ILowG44OCYRWxT47kdTAyCTHdfdaMSLV7TovZ3CtK8-za5TJW_xOcU6USzwjSrBmv2ay8uDvu_JUHiEUcQ/plussenburgh-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9nyQ-OCwhxsORBwfXzlfAZ67FkRuJwaa7lkUc97LNJ4B4F7gnvYD-IxDGpaT9ohQkxwRhk86YyzA_dBoernqvA/plussenburgh-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9nyQ-OCwhxsORBwfXzlfAZ67FkRuJwaa7lkUc97LNJ4B4F7gnvYD-IxDGpaT9ohQkxwRhk86YyzA_dBoernqvA/plussenburgh-03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: <a href="http://www.aronsengelauff.nl/">Arons en Gelauff Architecten</a></div><div align="left">Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands</div><div align="left">Design Period: 2001-2006</div><div align="left">Construction period: 2004-2006</div><div align="left">Programme: apartments, parking</div><div align="left">Client: Stichting Ouderenhuisvesting Rotterdam (SOR)</div><div align="left">Architectural Team: Adrie Laan, Menno Mekes, Jan Bart Bouwhuis, Erik Jan Vermeulen, Hilde Gründemann, Mariska Koster, Jacco van der Linden, Felix Fassbinder, Irene Siljama</div><div align="left">Landscape Architect: Petra Blaisse, Inside Outside</div><div align="left">Contractor: Leendert Kool, Dura Vermeer Bouw Rotterdam B.V.</div><div align="left">Architectural Engineer: Peter Stout, Bouwkundig adviesburo Baas B.V.</div><div align="left">Building Physics: Frank van Dorrestein, Cauberg-Huygen</div><div align="left">Project Management: Marcel Hogervorst, Stichting Ouderenhuisvesting Rotterdam</div><div align="left">Budget: 15,100,000 EURO (US $23,8 millions)</div><div align="left">Constructed Area: 15,678 sqm</div><div align="left">Photographs: <a href="http://www.jeroenmusch.nl/">Jeroen Musch</a>, <a href="http://www.robhoekstra.eu/">Rob Hoekstra</a> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p189KyiDTrGC_YmEUu_RM13k3oJouK1X89YKFTDvaj0f5jID85b9x4Pzf7q-FfRIRvdCzcMJc-smqqrfqt-2NoA/plussenburgh-ubicacion.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p189KyiDTrGC_YmEUu_RM13k3oJouK1X89YKFTDvaj0f5jID85b9x4Pzf7q-FfRIRvdCzcMJc-smqqrfqt-2NoA/plussenburgh-ubicacion.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8h_p1fFZYT1f5x6NYDEDWsX1elyg0up_ChoVjvCHavjZ3BUsuYY92MJ3GjMdtVMejILGaLkyof4I5-qalVCOVg/plussenburgh-planta-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8h_p1fFZYT1f5x6NYDEDWsX1elyg0up_ChoVjvCHavjZ3BUsuYY92MJ3GjMdtVMejILGaLkyof4I5-qalVCOVg/plussenburgh-planta-1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUQ8OATd9Mv1PTrNaNXt3o-euwyga6iq1RUK96lHVJO1hmQNHNgMZE4_NkDZBshFuNh-MNpUD0jOBSOoeShL7XA/plussenburgh-planta-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUQ8OATd9Mv1PTrNaNXt3o-euwyga6iq1RUK96lHVJO1hmQNHNgMZE4_NkDZBshFuNh-MNpUD0jOBSOoeShL7XA/plussenburgh-planta-2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pI-pBMUZOPeF5c5PHFxXyulB4eMK93VwflRO1lmy1vnD6_yJKj0vwSLO5MOPxe_eP8dAKBJZC1uzYklgLTdnHpg/plussenburgh-planta-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Housing, de Plussenburgh, Arons en Gelauff Architecten, Housing, Architecture, Design, Concrete" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pI-pBMUZOPeF5c5PHFxXyulB4eMK93VwflRO1lmy1vnD6_yJKj0vwSLO5MOPxe_eP8dAKBJZC1uzYklgLTdnHpg/plussenburgh-planta-3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

de Plussenburgh - Arons en Gelauff Architecten

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Valley House - Guilherme Machado Vaz

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">All the conception process of the <strong>Valley House</strong> starts with the Valley without the <strong>house</strong>, or either, with the confrontation of the architect with natural space. I started defining intentions. The will to respect the local topography and to take the people, through the house, to cover and to usufruct 10.000m2 of available area had been the first ones to appear. I wanted a proportionate volume in relation to the land. The idea of one lost object in the vast space did not please me, so I came up with a long and compact element embedded in the ground.<br /></span><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCl4EjKGKPUG0coCBDTFTHgssLY3B3tRQa3AXWM8lLnUu6MLWXH3Us0HAgn0cbSnt4oTqTOy977tTds_AvOB-40OKeVhYM1q8VlFLbe0mULtmPZ3D3iJc6urLIJv3vRBdNU6VQF4HKjtU/s0/001d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCl4EjKGKPUG0coCBDTFTHgssLY3B3tRQa3AXWM8lLnUu6MLWXH3Us0HAgn0cbSnt4oTqTOy977tTds_AvOB-40OKeVhYM1q8VlFLbe0mULtmPZ3D3iJc6urLIJv3vRBdNU6VQF4HKjtU/s0/001d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP7i5DvyQnvwLK2vjI7VN6LCDuLGS8Ec-heK6c87cTp5qX3WjmSKugJ9sUbbPdTGuLPYooExKYJtrvrSYRc_eM5TvaCK8OHnmZZ3TC1xK__7fwsolrJrgG9YCe715gvtT_FQ0KJ9c1JCc/s0/037d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP7i5DvyQnvwLK2vjI7VN6LCDuLGS8Ec-heK6c87cTp5qX3WjmSKugJ9sUbbPdTGuLPYooExKYJtrvrSYRc_eM5TvaCK8OHnmZZ3TC1xK__7fwsolrJrgG9YCe715gvtT_FQ0KJ9c1JCc/s0/037d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">To decide the plant of the<strong> house</strong>, I recouped a traditional typology of the region. A great veranda occupies the center of the <strong>house</strong> while the remaining divisions organize themselves around it demanding its place. The simplicity and logic of the traditional typology allowed its adaptation in the time. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbM7hpBLIpKbNZ09fpRBlB7i9O880kvkW98NfS7g1xRMg3vaZZViSlcsAhtOKPR9mjUUP3ugVzcvA4C1A0sLlbN862QahYN7Spj58jIRmK2EnswtNx92385t-BslwUu5Mwa0E1OwFdiCe/s0/063d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbM7hpBLIpKbNZ09fpRBlB7i9O880kvkW98NfS7g1xRMg3vaZZViSlcsAhtOKPR9mjUUP3ugVzcvA4C1A0sLlbN862QahYN7Spj58jIRmK2EnswtNx92385t-BslwUu5Mwa0E1OwFdiCe/s0/063d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The house is directed towards the Valley and the Mountain range, the swimming pool stands in the opposite side, in the roof with its vegetal covering. I wanted a strong relation between the interior and the exterior but not a direct one, or either, there should be an ample visual contact but the physical transition from one space to the other could not be immediate for Nature in its entire splendor and the wild fauna imposed respect and even fear. Therefore, the big windows stand higher than the exterior level which transforms them into contemplation platforms. This level difference between the interior space and the exterior is enough to transmit comfort and security in days of absolute isolation</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4L94-FaE-Juv16H7y6VnF1zyte4vaMgD4flMPwRvZlwJs45Q7Kx0yafrY0hFQvlPrgbcrxC-cF1EOOPYgA23qlJKY_6dxBKWyd_kyckNKEpxDDb7j04fRz_UXyem5Rka215ek5lWySST/s0/028d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4L94-FaE-Juv16H7y6VnF1zyte4vaMgD4flMPwRvZlwJs45Q7Kx0yafrY0hFQvlPrgbcrxC-cF1EOOPYgA23qlJKY_6dxBKWyd_kyckNKEpxDDb7j04fRz_UXyem5Rka215ek5lWySST/s0/028d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">When you enter the site you see the <strong>house</strong> hidden behind nature without any constructed way to the entrance which makes it look even more as an isolated element in space. The first impression we have, when we arrive at the plain of the Valley, does not show the true form of the house, then, as you walk through the land, you get to discover the rest of the house gradually and that provokes a surprise effect when you finally get to see it all. This ` surprise element ‘ (Montesquieu) contributes to stimulate the observer and its perception of the relation between the space and the house. The architectonic experience is made to the base of sensorial stimulations. This project looked for, the best way that it could, to explore sensations through the perception of space..<br /></span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6e56Tt42BoOdNDXk64CvJA0iITh6ApomHWkT3quEYph6JXqhAv4niM_zfLzXP1E4VWJiCOfve11sEp_vIKf4HZv3cmMo9sJHBc3j-L3dFTJnDvgIvax29p3YaCyXoj6S-CMInVza6amS/s0/030d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6e56Tt42BoOdNDXk64CvJA0iITh6ApomHWkT3quEYph6JXqhAv4niM_zfLzXP1E4VWJiCOfve11sEp_vIKf4HZv3cmMo9sJHBc3j-L3dFTJnDvgIvax29p3YaCyXoj6S-CMInVza6amS/s0/030d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The entrance is a covered exterior space that gives access to the garage and to the interior of the house. The stairs lead to the entry hall that separates the veranda from the living room. In the living room we come across a great curtain that divides it in two distinct spaces, an introverted one, with the fireplace, and another one that opens to the exterior. This last one takes us by assault as the smashing sight of the mountain appears for the first time. In fact, the entire trip to the interior of the house is made with the mountain on your back, so you never get to see its beauty until then. Each space has a different relation with the surroundings which confers a unique identity to them. The opened veranda, protected by the trees, is a place of libation of nature, where we get lost inside ourselves.</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdoVmRjAufRkaFcyBFBXB2s-IhIXgmAdM0nSpCjYhVfak1ch-qH4n9J5eUk2Qs9eeN_1H7h5XY7RjfEEOIPx-YKOG3rdDlVt2d3tEz3ripudh7_FPxJ39GlHsWybDojdbgZQS_xsLCdk/s0/046d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdoVmRjAufRkaFcyBFBXB2s-IhIXgmAdM0nSpCjYhVfak1ch-qH4n9J5eUk2Qs9eeN_1H7h5XY7RjfEEOIPx-YKOG3rdDlVt2d3tEz3ripudh7_FPxJ39GlHsWybDojdbgZQS_xsLCdk/s0/046d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The bedroom’s area consists of two identical nucleuses with a hall, two rooms and bathroom. The rooms have access to the back garden that leads to the swimming pool. Finally, to close the corridor and in coherence with the regional tradition, the kitchen and the dinning room are in the same space. It makes sense to appreciate the meal in the place where it is made, where the complexity of the flavors flow freely to create the perfect aura.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The house is made of concrete, used as a constructive and finishing element, searching a hard materiality and contrasting aesthetics with the chromatic and textural diversity of nature that encircles it. On the inside, this contrast is emphasized through the neutral color that coat walls and ceiling and by the ‘monotonous’ way that space is designed. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5yM2IXXMmHjchB6cMyH5Sblk9jpjCySwgctOmB4x4Z_U9XpW07TcDQtd-e4P7cPwEnNIALS3EUn1t_p5dCs9C1-agg2OtTQ2cG0XMfVC6wh0eWMSJg6YaFV-EhVk58m1-pymt4b6-fIp/s0/041d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5yM2IXXMmHjchB6cMyH5Sblk9jpjCySwgctOmB4x4Z_U9XpW07TcDQtd-e4P7cPwEnNIALS3EUn1t_p5dCs9C1-agg2OtTQ2cG0XMfVC6wh0eWMSJg6YaFV-EhVk58m1-pymt4b6-fIp/s0/041d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDxuHbMvLNn2DkXvo15aBS736xEMZaw0yMNfBons9gQ_0dsD7c4K80bT9-TNZIceQIZ9QQaJJiKHg4yLsyPPQheXTweM2ghzMEX2HrGUxltvleGhpj-464ZH1sOv1QjVGlbgAWfCfixRC/s0/043d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDxuHbMvLNn2DkXvo15aBS736xEMZaw0yMNfBons9gQ_0dsD7c4K80bT9-TNZIceQIZ9QQaJJiKHg4yLsyPPQheXTweM2ghzMEX2HrGUxltvleGhpj-464ZH1sOv1QjVGlbgAWfCfixRC/s0/043d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Shelter was a question of survival for man, a turning point in its existence, the essential to continue. This house does not intend to be more than a shelter of body and soul. Without shelter, we are rocks in the rain</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">. </span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WLszU3vBncrXtblKNPt6Bbww0qym-tw4wAk0Hr08vRutuYcMs9qOGJmwZxjQaCLWBnv6DtLA_aUwLXcWdwV01fEI86w4tFqTUrigYqckVSwhD4qMF52cQnXwgwXaI8XpCGT6CDhbwsVT/s0/050d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WLszU3vBncrXtblKNPt6Bbww0qym-tw4wAk0Hr08vRutuYcMs9qOGJmwZxjQaCLWBnv6DtLA_aUwLXcWdwV01fEI86w4tFqTUrigYqckVSwhD4qMF52cQnXwgwXaI8XpCGT6CDhbwsVT/s0/050d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGibF74RG_mzu1hyphenhyphenD3k4YGeRXXXGKF8fVYiSdTOLpu323t8p_UwaGc8PS6G-EQgb7IifNwH2jrYe44NYo8tnnbzRnE7Sd37DUzrUmu6eucLxTcBLAxWidgfw79YYCUn0ddalrOFBBs45Rc/s0/047d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGibF74RG_mzu1hyphenhyphenD3k4YGeRXXXGKF8fVYiSdTOLpu323t8p_UwaGc8PS6G-EQgb7IifNwH2jrYe44NYo8tnnbzRnE7Sd37DUzrUmu6eucLxTcBLAxWidgfw79YYCUn0ddalrOFBBs45Rc/s0/047d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo1y-rT1o9gdS_OfBFLJG5v23OOjgt3BWqUxY1emaDQbfnIoJ0tZx9QJXx3QyBvAHb7v66Y57Oa-L9GK0wCJSv5FgpGOb1cYqEAwGXuHsp_9jBras1LKkOdgcgT_PtynHbT3o5EBKzcON/s0/056d.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo1y-rT1o9gdS_OfBFLJG5v23OOjgt3BWqUxY1emaDQbfnIoJ0tZx9QJXx3QyBvAHb7v66Y57Oa-L9GK0wCJSv5FgpGOb1cYqEAwGXuHsp_9jBras1LKkOdgcgT_PtynHbT3o5EBKzcON/s0/056d.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Architect: <a href="http://www.guilhermemachadovaz.com/" target="_blank">Guilherme Machado Vaz</a></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Client: Júlio Machado Vaz</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Location: Vieira do Minho, Portugal</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Project: 1998 2002</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Construction: 2002 2005</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Consultants: SGPE, lda.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Contractor: António Dias Ribeiro, Lda.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Constructed Area: 350m2</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Budget: 250.000 EURO (US $386.200)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Photographs: <a href="http://www.leonardofinotti.com/">Leonardo Finotti</a></span></div><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGisFljPbAW5NC_cTYf195PT9PdUJMiTih5nBAUxHqACOskEj0xw1TDOPSloti_-zmgtwMzMKBLKtOKgjqDfm1vV6SEQO103_0oySrq9xAIjGtw25wA0dA1u0-UQE_IBCTfX0KOMXwFsF/s0/contexto.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa del Valle - Guilherme Machado Vaz" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGisFljPbAW5NC_cTYf195PT9PdUJMiTih5nBAUxHqACOskEj0xw1TDOPSloti_-zmgtwMzMKBLKtOKgjqDfm1vV6SEQO103_0oySrq9xAIjGtw25wA0dA1u0-UQE_IBCTfX0KOMXwFsF/s0/contexto.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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Valley House - Guilherme Machado Vaz

All the conception process of the Valley House starts with the Valley without the house , or either, with the confrontation of the architec...

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