Casas da Encosta
Francisco Nogueira

Casas da Encosta

In a territory occupied by the proximity of other lots, the terrain is protected by materializing its boundary. 

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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira

The landscape is contained within the lot, keeping the beach underfoot. The compression of the dune, between the walls, transforms the terrain into an inhabited house. 

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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira

The house is the boundary, the gesture that frames the view. 
Against the fragmented program,

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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira

there is a desire for a unifying design. The rhythm of the volumes, almost blind, constructs the periphery. Each unit, room, patio, is a secret place of rest. The private spaces are completed

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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira

and amplified in the exterior. The living room extends into the sand, under the shade, prolonging itself. 

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Francisco Nogueira
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Francisco Nogueira
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