On typlogies. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects
14/12/2018.
[Vila de Muros - Cinfães] Portugal
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The Portuguese studio, Pablo Pita Architects, was commissioned to design a house in a rural setting near the Douro River, in Portugal.
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects. Photograph by José Campos. Architectural Photographer
Site plan. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
Ground floor plan. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
First floor plan. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
Elevation. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
Elevation. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
Axonometry view. Forja House by Pablo Pita Architects.
Pablo Pita Architects develops a project looking for a typological cleansing and a formal abstraction as an integrating option with nature. Conceptually, it translates into an open space and a small distribution area: a dense dwelling, related to its surroundings through large windows. On the highest slope, a concrete water tank characterizes the external social space, tied to the existing granite wall and the rural animal path.
Description of project by Pablo Pita Architects
Forja House is a small vacation dwelling, set in a Portuguese village inside the outskirts of the Douro River. The house is defined by a simple gesture, embedded in the slope and facing the privileged valley landscape.
The surroundings are defined by small houses, some of them are there for ages, others appeared punctually during the last decades. They all have different typologies, marked by schist, but without a coherent composition or model. The house itself is an antithesis of this mimetic culture that sometimes characterizes these contexts.
Therefore, the process is set by the seeking of a typologic depuration and formal abstraction as an integrating option with nature. Conceptually it results in an open space and reduced distribution area – a dwelling condensed to its needs, enhancing its relationship with the site through wide and strategic openings that frame the surrounding and horizon. On the higher slope, a concrete water tank characterizes the social exterior space, tied to the existing granite wall and rural path for animals.
More information
Architects
Pablo Pita Architects
Project Team
Pablo Rebelo . Pedro Pita
Consultans
Gatec
Builder
José Jesus Mouta . João Moreira Filhos . Look and Feel PQBS
Venue
Vila de Muros . Cinfães . Portugal
Dates
2018
PABLO PITA. ARCHITECTS
Pablo Pita, is a Porto-based architecture partnership between Pablo Rebelo and Pedro Pita established in 2010. Their different working background allows them to take in charge every challenge, seeking the balance between the strong-concepted approach and the filigreed intervention that any site demands. That pursuit results in a nonrestrictive study covering every art form, always heading towards to the client needs.
While depuration and assertiveness are recurring paths in PABLO PITA work, the process begins in the overlapping of the context and the concept. This two dimensions result in a two-sided approach that assures a transversal study of each scope. From one point the pursuit of a strong idea that can be summed up in a gesture. From the other the awareness of the site, understanding and enhancing its characteristics.
Pablo Rebelo (Caracas, 1983) and Pedro Pita (Porto, 1983) both graduated in Architecture at the University of Porto, Portugal.
