About from the Architect:
The site is on the outskirts of Leiria, in a high position overlooking the city. The functions are banal: a house divided in private area with bedrooms, and social area with living-rooms. The private areas are at street level under the plot, around a central courtyard with rooms opening to private patios in a intimate environment. The living rooms are around a void, that collects light from above and gazes the castle at the city centre. Continue reading on archdaily.com
Architects – Aires Mateus
Location – Leiria, Portugal
Project Year – 2010
Photographs – Fernando Guerra
