Someone’s space. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo

02/08/2020. [Braga ] Portugal
metalocus, ANDRÉS ROJAS

João Nuno Macedo was commissioned to design this housing building in Braga, in the historical and cultural Minho Province, far north of Portugal.

The city is known for its religious heritage and events. The downtown has iconic and imposing churchs, cathedral and university as well as Archbishop’s Palace overlooks Santa Barbara Garden.

Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo. Photograph by Ivo Tavares Studio

Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo. Photograph by Ivo Tavares Studio

Basement floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Ground floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

First and second floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Third floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Fourth floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Roof floor plan. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Main elevation. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

Elevation. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo.

The project designed by João Nuno Macedo rises in unproportioned street context. The design concept simplifed the urban context with clean and sober lines, without emphasis, something light, something that is adapt to the immense possible futures that the street may have.

The building was developed/ designed for a university market "target", so its interior is defined by this concept, through apartments with a simple set of plans, and other more avant-garde elements working in perfect harmony.

Project description by João Nuno Macedo

In the beginning there were two single-story houses, unproportioned in the street context which in itself is characterized by a cold, gray and misfit appearance in its constituent buildings with decontextualized images and striking façades. The buildings ranged from typical historic buildings to others that were more contemporary or pointed towards that intention. The idea was to simplify with clean and sober lines, something that would find itself without emphasis, something light, something that would adapt to the immense possible futures that the street may have.

The building appears as a volume at the street level, that gets suspended in its inner quarter over the basement floor, where the parking lot is located. Basically, it’s a suspended volume without interfering with the neighboring ones.

The building is developed/ designed for a university market "target", so its interior is defined by this concept, through apartments with a simple set of plans, and other more avant-garde elements working in perfect harmony.

Through the use of color, it is provoked a sense of living, that doesn’t cause restrictions but turns the place fluid to the several contexts this typology might have. It felt imperative to attribute character to this interior space, enabling to be someone’s space, someone who is starting a new academic or professional life or even just passing temporarily, this should be the space that allows them to feel as their own place, their home for the time being.

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Architects

João Nuno Macedo, Arquitectos.

Collaborators

Engineer.- BIFLAT – Engenharia Lda.

Builder

ATRITO – Engenharia e Construções Lda.

Area

Built area.- 1296.60

Dates

2109

Photography

Ivo Tavares Studio.

João Nuno Macedo

João Nuno Macedo is an Braga-based architect. Obtains degree in architecture from ULVNF, complete their master’s thesis focusing on “urban acupuncture as a process of revitalization and regeneration of the city” in 2014. From 2010 to 2013 he was president of the Core of Architecture and Arts of ULF (NAAULF).

Since 2011 he collaborates with various architectural projects and also in the realization of numerous works in graphic design. Integrates BANGART – Artistic and Cultural Association, a non-profit, since 2014, of which he is executive director.

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Someone’s space. Santa Cruz Housing by João Nuno Macedo

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