Vineyard House by Blaanc
29/03/2016.
[Herdade do Contador] Portugal
metalocus, ALVARO LAMAS
metalocus, ALVARO LAMAS
This house, located in the middle of a vineyard in Portuguese lands, using different construction techniques to mark the housing program. The public areas are built with rammed earth walls point against the walls of the rooms are made of reinforced concrete.
Exterior view of the plot. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view of the plot. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view common areas. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Detail tamped earth wall and carpentry. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior private area. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior private area. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior private area. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view living room. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view living room. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view living room. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view living room. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view living room. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view kitchen. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Vista interior despacho. Casa en un viñedo por Blaanc. Fotografía © João Morgado.
Interior view office. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view corridor. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Interior view corridor. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Exterior view. Vineyard house by Blaanc. Photography © João Morgado.
Entrance floor plan. Vineyard house by Blaanc.
Sections. Vineyard house by Blaanc.
Elevations. Vineyard house by Blaanc.
Designed by Blaanc, the house is built in the middle of the vineyard in an almost flat terrain with a cork oak forest. The calm and serenity of the surroundings welcomes a building on one level trying to interfere as little as possible with the landscape lining up alongside the natural elements of the landscape.
Description of the project by Blaanc
The different functions of the house are organized into three rectangular volumes of similar sizes, each one possessing a flat roof. The volumes are arranged parallel and orthogonally respecting the landscape’s lines of strength and the house’s different areas – common areas and private areas – which are distinguished by a distinct materiality that also combines harmoniously with each other as well as the natural surroundings.
The common areas, confined to a Rammed Earth volume, communicate with the entire length of the outdoor terrace which functions as an extension of the living areas as well as bringing shade to the west façade.
The two remaining volumes contain six suites, an office, a small guest bathroom, a guest bedroom and a storage area with direct access from the exterior.
The design opted to incorporate a small patio that brings light to the spaces that are exposed to the north-west. This patio is aligned with a larger patio to the south, enhancing a visual crossing that marks the transition to the more private area of the house.
The demand for sustainable and more ecological solutions were the drive behind the introduction of a Rammed Earth volume, a vernacular building technique still recurrent in some areas of Portugal. The natural beauty of the earth is left visible on the exterior configuring the common areas that include a living room, a dinning area and a kitchen. This materiality also ensures greater thermal and acoustic comfort inside the house, providing a cool environment in the summer and mild in the winter with the indoor humidity constant throughout the year. It is also an ecological construction method that enables a strong fusion with the surrounding environment.
The remaining volumes consist of a concrete structure, brick masonry walls with external insulation which are plastered and painted white, giving continuity to the existing buildings on the estate.
More information
Architects
Blaanc (Ana Morgado, Lara Pinho, Maria da Paz Braga, Maria do Carmo Caldeira).
Collaborators
Engineering.- Vasco Farias Engenheiros Consultores Lda.
Location
Herdade do Contador, Canha, Montijo, Portugal.
Programme
Detached house with 6 bedrooms.
Client
Private.
Contractor
João Bernardino Lda, Ecological Constructions.
Dates
2014/2015
Area
319m²
Ana Morgado-Lara Camila Pinho-Maria do Carmo Caldeira-Maria Paz Braga BLAANC
Blaanc is a design team created in 2008, based in Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro and Perth and founded on a friendship that hails from university years, by Ana Morgado, Lara Camilla Pinho, Maria do Carmo Caldeira and Maria da Paz Braga. After winning three international awards, their work is divided between Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and Ghana and includes international conferences, exhibitions and more than 70 publications worldwide, from Brazil to India, USA or Sweden.
One of blaanc’s main goals is to work with rehabilitation, mainly in Portugal and Brazil, as well as sustainable building and eco-affordable designs, with a special approach in contributing to better living conditions.
