What if one grew up in that place? What if, from a young age, one became familiar
with the reality of a friend? A generously sized field – which included a wall, two
staircases, and granite columns – nestled among the constructed elements destined
for the future, an envisioned residence in its very essence, served as the starting
point to realize that the dwelling had to be developed on two platforms.
Project Name: House Aadd
Studio Name: Galeria Gabinete
Location: Portugal
Status: Built
The upper platform, serving as a point of arrival that opens up to the square, allows it to breathe behind a visible, permeable screen.
The lower platform is dedicated to privacy and a profound silence where comfort prevails. Panels and doors that reveal spaces, details of simplicity, views, light, and visual relationships between levels complete the design.
In this way, the dwelling’s multiple perspectives emerge as a statement block, levitating between light and dark, between tension, fullness, and emptiness that enhance its volumetry.
