© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
Located on an woody site at Meco beach, nearby Sesimbra in the outskirts of Lisbon, this house aims to a close relation with surrounding space, a beautiful natural landscape.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
A set of restrictive regulations, defined in the city council masterplan project, namely distances to borders, access, total amount of construction area and volume were a condition to be addressed and surpassed.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
The resultant form proposes an almost accidental arrangement of different and overlapped solids, dealing with mass and voids. Windows are opened in a free way trying to catch the most interesting spots in the surrounding landscape or the attached external spaces and volumes.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
Using different materials, the house proposes an arrangement of solids, gives opportunity to light emphasizing forms and suggest a concern in controling the relationships between external and internal areas.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
Some circulations, as the staircases and bridge between upper rooms, are in white painted metal and glass, drawn as light as possible.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.
© Jorge Mealha . Published on April 12, 2011.