Archinect - News2024-05-07T00:15:45-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150046121/noarq-creates-a-curved-house-for-a-triangular-lot-in-portugal
NOARQ creates a curved house for a triangular lot in Portugal Hope Daley2018-01-23T15:59:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/br/brq1db8jvrgkuaiq.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new project titled CASA ED & JO features a clean and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/190276/curves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">curved</a> design by <a href="https://www.noarquitectos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOARQ</a>. The renovated house is located in Famalicão, Portugal with tucked away patios inside a triangular urban plot.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g6/g6s3u6i33dk7vrtl.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g6/g6s3u6i33dk7vrtl.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>CASA ED&JO by NOARQ located in Famalicão, Portugal. Image: João Morgado. </figcaption></figure><figure><p>The lot is highly exposed due to different topographies between the adjoining streets. For this reason the house is closed on the north side to create more <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/251/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">privacy</a>. The house opens up on the east side where light enters the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/240347/kitchen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kitchen</a> and the whole of the south facing front is open under a curved shade cover. <br></p><figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/73/73n2fz33rnq7foc6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1200"></figure><p><br></p><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/co/co74khuwkoovv5ni.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/co/co74khuwkoovv5ni.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>CASA ED&JO by NOARQ located in Famalicão, Portugal. Image: João Morgado. </figcaption></figure><figure><p>The house consists of two floors rehabilitated from the original structure. The first floor was expanded to preserve the garage, entrance, and vertical access storage area. </p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/y8/y8cjagh44l5ffn3c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/y8/y8cjagh44l5ffn3c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>CASA ED&JO by NOARQ located in Famalicão, Portugal. Image: João Morgado. </figcaption></figure><figure><p>The second floor functions as the main area of the house consisting of open lounging rooms and the more p...</p></figure>