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Designed by Portuguese architect Pedro Maurício Borges in the S. Miguel island, Azores, this house features a linear organization. It unfolds in two directions starting parallel to the contiguous stone wall and then bending to the south to embrace the tree’s shadow circle. In the middle of the house, the living room opens to the yard under the tree and, in the opposite side, to the view of the north coast of the island.
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The wooden framed living-room extends to the south looking for the sun. A broad skylight in the ceiling unveils the tree crown that appears like a wide parasol. This dematerialization and transparency intend to bring the tree inside the house. The house gets its red colour from the tin roof finishing. The roof structure is made of local Cryptomeria wood. The Cryptomeria Japonica was massively used in the first half of the 20th century to forest the island and is nowadays an identity sign of the Azorean landscape.
- Project:
- Casa Quinta da Tília
- Program:
- single family house
- Location:
- San Miguel Island, Azoras
- Architect:
- Pedro Maurício Borges
- Collaborators:
- João André Simões, Paulo Lopes Vaz, Diana Pinto
- Contractor:
- ARCO MAIS – Arquitectura e Construção, Unipessoal Lda
- Completion:
- 2016
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