LuneUp and ceramics as a sructural element
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The building followed planning rules and restriction, so the main volume should have been 9x9 m large and with two floors. On the main volume lies another one, with 6 m length and only one floor. Nu.ma first designed a platform that merges with the ground, where the house is inserted. To avoid the massive effect of the building on the elevations, Portuguese architects designed a set of lines, merging the floors and establishing some rules on the windows and facade finishes. The result was the division of the elevations in three equal parts (2.1+2.1+2.1 m). This rule allowed to create a recess, trough the rotation of the section S0, to emphasize the house entrance.
House em Avanca, Avanca, Portugal
Program: single family house
Architecture: nu.ma – Nuno Silva
Civil engineer: Nuno França
Electric engineer: José Carlos Lopes
Thermic engineer: Maria Luísa Gomes Pereira
Contractor: Construtora de Loureiro
Area: 250 sqm
Completion: 2017
PNA International Forum celebrates natural stone
What's the future of authentic natural stone? Find out at the PNA International Forum, an unmissable event set in the magical atmosphere of Venice on June 12th and 13th, 2025. Registration is now open, don't miss out!