Front view of the house with green and red color design.

Role: Lead Architect
Location: Porto
Year: 2013
Area: 225m2
Architecture: Pedro Geraldes & Nuno Travasso with the collaboration of João Silva and Tiago Reis
Coordination: SWark
Engineering: ASPP Engenheiros
Contractor: Rielza
Clients: Joana e André (private)
Photos (completed work): Alexandre Delmar

About Architect

1981, born and raised in Porto, attended at German School of Porto, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto (FAUP), Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP), TED. Traveled inside Portugal and to Spain, France, Germany, Italy, England, Sweden, and Canada.

Past sports are former college soccer coach, capoeira, table tennis, squash, volleyball soccer and current are CrossFit, ski, and padel. Has lifelong friends, an amazing family, a wonderful wife, and daughters.

The living area contains book shelves, concrete white walls, a carpeted floor, and hardwood ceiling and flooring.
The living area contains bookshelves, concrete white walls, a carpeted floor, and hardwood ceilings and flooring.
From the ceiling to the table and chairs, the dining room is entirely made of wooden constructions, which adds to the area's natural vibe.
From the ceiling to the table and chairs, the dining room is entirely made of wooden constructions, which adds to the area’s natural vibe.
The kitchen sink includes adorable cabinetry and a sink with all the necessary equipment.
The kitchen sink includes adorable cabinetry and a sink with all the necessary equipment.
A picture of a cat gazing at a white-walled, wooden stairway.
A picture of a cat gazing at a white-walled, wooden stairway.
The upper portion of the house includes wooden floors and walls painted entirely in white.
The upper portion of the house includes wooden floors and walls painted entirely white.
It features a floor that shines and a modest seat for relaxing.
It features a floor that shines and a modest seat for relaxing.
The bedroom has a beige color scheme, three wooden-glass windows, a local lamp, wood floors and a cabinet, as well as a bed with a distinctive design.
The bedroom has a beige color scheme, three wooden-glass windows, a local lamp, wood floors, and a cabinet, as well as a bed with a distinctive design.
The bathroom includes a wooden floor, white bathtub, and beige walls.
The bathroom includes a wooden floor, a white bathtub, and beige walls.
One enters by a walk that continuously widens until one reaches the lengthy and stunning external garden.
One enters by a walk that continuously widens until one reaches the lengthy and stunning external garden.

Joana and André invited us to their home. They said “enter” and we passed the front door. They repeated “enter, enter” and we passed through the hall, into the living room. They continued “come, come”, and we arrived at their exterior garden. That was their home.

The visit finished with a long talk in their kitchen, with everyone standing and drinking a marvelous tea made with their homemade herbs. We talked about their future home and how it was supposed to have a big, open kitchen, with a big wooden table to join together all their friends.

When designing their new home, we tried to recompose those ideas. One enters through a path that widens continuously until it reaches the long and beautiful exterior garden. We pass through the spacious kitchen, built around a square wooden table, opened to the garden.

On the first floor, the atmosphere is more cozy and private. There is the main room and a living room for the family, with big shelves where they can put all their books and souvenirs brought from their exotic trips. The upper floor is the secret world of the children to be born.

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