M&Ms

A single-family dwelling, a 1500 m² plot of land in Trofa. From Rua do Carvalhinho to the north, the topography drops 2.4 m to the adjacent road to the south, the EN104. In the east, the elevation of the abutting soil rises 2 m above the land. We demolished the old farming house facing the road made of soft stone and clay with a packed earth floor. An urban annoyance. We kept the square schist well, the old fruit tree and the location of the old accesses to the land on the north and south sides.The geometric reasons for the proposal were in place – tree and well. We tried an "S". Then a "4", and we failed.  An "H" emerged, occupying the center of the plot: The "legs" embrace the tree and the "arms" go around the well.The "H" has a soci... More