Persimmon Tree House / André Simão & Nuno Bessa

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Abade de Neiva, Portugal
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5080 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ASIAGLASS, Celsa, Sosoares
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© Carlos Eduardo Vinagre

Text description provided by the architects. The object of this project is a small estate in the rural interior of the county of Barcelos, in the north of Portugal, where there was a farmer's house and a sequeiro (a vernacular architectural structure used to dry and store cereals). The facade, almost without windows, describes a long curve following the shape of the street, which closes over the interior of the property, like a rolled-up cat. After being numbered and disassembled, the elements of the existing stone masonry were recombined, creating the geometry of a new elevation, facing the garden. Behind this puzzle of built memory, a secondary glazed facade was conceived, privileging the connection with the natural landscape.

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Ground Floor Plan
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The private and service areas are facing east, while the social area, facing south, proposes the free and exploratory use of a succession of mezzanines. At the northern end of the house, a suspended body - the painting studio - swings beyond the old stones of the primitive structure, challenging the surrounding landscape.

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Sections
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The house faces the street like a blank canvas, laconic and abstract, returning the shadows of the neighboring buildings. 

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 I asked the owners, with whom a strong dialectical relationship had been established during the process: "what name would you give to your house?". Their answer honors one of the trees that, without leaving the garden, enters the Persimmon tree house” every day.

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Cite: "Persimmon Tree House / André Simão & Nuno Bessa" [Casa do Diospireiro / André Simão & Nuno Bessa] 23 Nov 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/906136/persimmon-tree-house-andre-simao-arquitectura> ISSN 0719-8884

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