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House in Estoril

Located in Estoril, Portugal, this single-family house by António Costa Lima features a promenade around the patio that runs through different moments of the house.

The house is located in one of the characteristic Estoril neighborhoods, which had its origin in a summer occupation and expanded along the edge of the so called Costa do Sol. It features an orthogonal grid, with dense articulation, narrow streets and small scale plots.

The house has a personal relation with the client: it represents the journey of a lifetime of a family that has lived in several places around the world. This idea combined with the need to overcome the obstacle created by the blind wall of the neighbor building, resulted in an ascetic movement from the land that searches the light and views of the valley in the east and the sea to the south.

This promenade around the patio runs through different moments of the house: the ground floor patio, the social area (living room, dining room and kitchen), private area (rooms and offices) and a terrace, including a roof top garden.

It is the extension of this route into the house that defines the entire inner and outer space. The patio result of this continued movement gallery ramp and are defined two distinct altimetric volumes separated from each other through half floor height.

António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, Portugal, 2016

António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, Portugal, 2016

António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, Portugal, 2016

António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, Portugal, 2016

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, ground floor

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, first floor

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, roof floor

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, elevation

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, section

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, section

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, section

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António Costa Lima, House in Estoril, elevation

House in Estoril, Portugal
Program: single-family house
Architect: António Costa Lima
Design team: André Ribeiro João Almeida
Area: 283 sqm
Completion: 2016

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House in Estoril

Located in Estoril, Portugal, this single-family house by António Costa Lima features a promenade around the patio that runs through different moments of the house.

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

(S:\\Projectos\\300 - Habita\347\343o Unifamiliar\\302 - Casa Lu\355za Azancot, Estoril\\Desenhos\\PE_Maio_2013\\PE01a16_Casa Luiza Azancot_Ger)

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