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CARPENTER HOUSE | Carlos Bártolo
Tipology: Private Building - Residential
Location: Guimarães, Portugal
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Date: 01/2017
Description
The Carpenter ouse is located in Guimarães , Portugal. The aim was to design a housing unit with an annex to support the carpenters’ work. This particular client was a boat carpenter, therefore the house is designed with light curves, simillar to a boat construction. The inside of the house has diferent floor levels that determine the importance of each room. The annex workshop is positioned in the lowest level to facilitate the extraction of boats in the nearby river.
Objectives:
• Identifying the appropriate program for a carpenter house;
• Orientating the house to aquir enough natural sunlight.
• Section the importance of each room with a small difference in the ground level.