New spatialities, new identities. MÃE House by Atelier Data
11/04/2022.
[Alcácer do Sal] Portugal
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
The MÃE house by Atelier Data is located in the Portuguese city (of approximately 9100 inhabitants) in the district of Setúbal, in the Alentejo region.
The design is based on two fundamental axes. The first one is through rehabilitation and restoration as a way to interpret the character of the building. The second is through the construction of a new volume that closes the southeast side of the building.
The design is based on two fundamental axes. The first one is through rehabilitation and restoration as a way to interpret the character of the building. The second is through the construction of a new volume that closes the southeast side of the building.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Site image. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Diagram. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Diagram. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Diagram. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Ground floor plan. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Section. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
Section. MÃE House by Atelier Data. Photograph by Richard John Seymour.
In MÃE house by Atelier Data is configured with a core formed by the kitchen and dining room. From this large space is where the rest of the rooms derive. This space is reinforced by an interior volume and by the extension of the living area. On the north-facing façade is the entrance hall, as well as the services core.
The intervention recovers traditional construction techniques. An example of this is the use of clay roofing and lime applied to the exterior facades. In relation to wood, the existing wood is maintained.
The intervention recovers traditional construction techniques. An example of this is the use of clay roofing and lime applied to the exterior facades. In relation to wood, the existing wood is maintained.
Description of project by Atelier Data
Intervention strategy
Following on from the conversion of the horse barn into housing in 2012, the Casa Mãe project is the second phase of the strategy that aims to redevelop the "Sítio da Lezíria" - a former agricultural property in Alcácer do Sal.
Based on a logic that intends to reconcile the rehabilitation and the recovery of the existing construction by adapting it to new functions and by introducing a new body in the continuity of the existing, the project merges two temporal periods into one - superimposing new spatialities, materialities and identities.
The project's development is thus based on two fundamental axes:
Firstly, through rehabilitation and restoration as a way of reinterpreting the manorial character of the building. This character is revealed by the succession of exterior spaces and platforms that lead to the entrance of the house, by the simplicity of the façades composed by the rhythm of the openings, by the continuous communication between the compartments in the interior, by the presence of large chimneys, or even by the high ceiling height that the project highlights.
Secondly, through the construction of a new volume that closes the southeast side of the building - where clandestine volumes were located -, at the same time allowing for a new distribution and organisation of the interior of the house.
Programmatic distribution
From a programmatic point of view, the distribution of the spaces takes into consideration the wooden structure and its metric and is based on the following principles:
The kitchen and dining room represent the core of the house and it is from this large space that the remaining rooms derive. The social and agglutinating character of this space is reinforced by its interior volume and by the extension of the living and dining area to the exterior, through the incorporation of a pergola to the southwest, which promotes the relationship between the building and the landscape;
The entrance hall is located on the north facing façade, as well as the services core and support areas: social bathroom, laundry and storage;
The area that accommodates the two bedrooms belongs to the new volume that is organized around two patios, from which the bathrooms are organized, allowing to endow each of the suites with a private outdoor space.
Materiality
The intervention recovers traditional construction techniques and materials such as: clay, used in the roof and floor; lime, applied in the exterior walls; hydraulic mosaic, to demarcate some of the spaces of exceptional and transitory character; and also wood, already existing and recovered in the floor of the large living room - the room that suffered less intervention.
As an element of composition of the new volume, the design of the porous element (cobogó type) used on the southeast façade of the building was explored in order to allow a dynamic between light and shade that brings life to the courtyards and adjoining spaces inside.
More information
Architects
Atelier Data. Lead architect.- Filipe Rodrigues.
Design team
Filipe Rodrigues, Inês Vicente, Marta Frazão, Emmanuel Novo, Joana Melo, Francisco Libório, Filipa Neiva, Rafael Gomes.
Collaborators
Engeneering.- NCREP
Area
348 sqm.
Dates
2021.
Location
Alcácer do Sal, Alentejo, Portugal.
Photography
Filipe Rodrigues, Inês Vicente, Marta Frazao. Atelier Data
Atelier Data is an award winning architecture collective made up of an enthusiastic and multidisciplinary team, based in Lisbon since 2005. Their work focuses on discovering strategies in order to define clear and innovative solutions to real problems, working mostly in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture and interior design. Each of Atelier Data’s projects is the engine of its own investigation, allowing for a critical, creative and innovative approach. Diagrammatic and elementary representations are both the outcome of a process and a means of diagnosis, research and communication of new solutions.
Marta Frazao. Born in Covilha in 1978. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Currently engaged in the Architecture PHD from Évora University since 2011. 2007 - Master in "Collective Housing" - Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Scholarship from the Housing Department of Madrid. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2002. Collaboration with Atelier Actar Arquitectura in Barcelona in the project and theory investigation field for a period of 2 years. Collaborated with Atelier CVDB Arquitectos Lda in the project department for a period of 3 years. Part of her curriculum is the participation in the workshop in Material Design, Visions for a possible future, Escola Técnica de Imagem e Comunicacao (2004) and collaboration with the architects Cristina Verissimo and Diogo Burnay in the international workshop on "Arquitecturas Necessarias" promoted by the International University of Catalonia, Barcelona.
Filipe Rodrigues. Born in Lisbon in 1977. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2002. Collaborated with Atelier Troufa Real Arquitecto in the Project Department for period of 4 years. Collaborated with the company Ikano Portugal, LS Construçoes SA and Incenso Lda in the Building Management and OnSite Fiscalization department for a period of 1 year in collaboration with Architect Alberto Caetano. Part of his curriculum are the participation in the program Vector E - Economic Enhancement of Science and Technology, Organization and Planning of Business for New Technology Based Companies, an initiative of the Centre for Innovation, Technology and Development Policies, IN +, Instituto Superior Técnico and Office of Entrepreneurship IST (2007-2008), the Diploma in Tropical Architecture from the Atelier Troufa Real Arquitecto (2004) and the workshop in Material Design, Visions for a possible future, Technical School of Image and Communication (2004).
Inês Vicente. Born in Lisbon in 1978. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Univeridade Técnica de Lisboa in 2003. Collaborated with Atelier Atitude Virtual in the field of Three-Dimensional Modelling and Institutional Film Production for a period of 2 years. Collaborated with the companies GOC SA and Claro e Simoes Lda, in the project department and on-site project follow-up for a period of 2 years. An important part of her curriculum is the participation in the Course of Entrepreneurship with Scientific and Technological Basis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2008), in the Program Vector E - Economic Enhancement of Science and Technology, Organization and Business Planning for New Technology-based companies, an initiative of the Center for Innovation, Technology and Development-Politics, IN +, Instituto Superior Técnico and the Office of Entrepreneurship IST (2007-2008) and the intensive course in Graphic Design at AR.CO - Center for Arts & Visual Communication.
Marta Frazao. Born in Covilha in 1978. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Currently engaged in the Architecture PHD from Évora University since 2011. 2007 - Master in "Collective Housing" - Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Scholarship from the Housing Department of Madrid. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2002. Collaboration with Atelier Actar Arquitectura in Barcelona in the project and theory investigation field for a period of 2 years. Collaborated with Atelier CVDB Arquitectos Lda in the project department for a period of 3 years. Part of her curriculum is the participation in the workshop in Material Design, Visions for a possible future, Escola Técnica de Imagem e Comunicacao (2004) and collaboration with the architects Cristina Verissimo and Diogo Burnay in the international workshop on "Arquitecturas Necessarias" promoted by the International University of Catalonia, Barcelona.
Filipe Rodrigues. Born in Lisbon in 1977. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2002. Collaborated with Atelier Troufa Real Arquitecto in the Project Department for period of 4 years. Collaborated with the company Ikano Portugal, LS Construçoes SA and Incenso Lda in the Building Management and OnSite Fiscalization department for a period of 1 year in collaboration with Architect Alberto Caetano. Part of his curriculum are the participation in the program Vector E - Economic Enhancement of Science and Technology, Organization and Planning of Business for New Technology Based Companies, an initiative of the Centre for Innovation, Technology and Development Policies, IN +, Instituto Superior Técnico and Office of Entrepreneurship IST (2007-2008), the Diploma in Tropical Architecture from the Atelier Troufa Real Arquitecto (2004) and the workshop in Material Design, Visions for a possible future, Technical School of Image and Communication (2004).
Inês Vicente. Born in Lisbon in 1978. Lives and works in Lisbon. Co-founder of Atelier Data in 2005. Graduated from the Faculdade de Arquitectura - Univeridade Técnica de Lisboa in 2003. Collaborated with Atelier Atitude Virtual in the field of Three-Dimensional Modelling and Institutional Film Production for a period of 2 years. Collaborated with the companies GOC SA and Claro e Simoes Lda, in the project department and on-site project follow-up for a period of 2 years. An important part of her curriculum is the participation in the Course of Entrepreneurship with Scientific and Technological Basis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2008), in the Program Vector E - Economic Enhancement of Science and Technology, Organization and Business Planning for New Technology-based companies, an initiative of the Center for Innovation, Technology and Development-Politics, IN +, Instituto Superior Técnico and the Office of Entrepreneurship IST (2007-2008) and the intensive course in Graphic Design at AR.CO - Center for Arts & Visual Communication.
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