Mixing Rural and Urban Lifestyles: Traditional House JA in Portugal

Today we bring you a traditional house project by the Portuguese architects Filipe Pina and Maria Ines Costa, located exactly in Portugal.

House JA was envisioned to combine a rural and urban lifestyle and the result was PERFECT! “The existent stone ruins, a vestige of a traditional home and the configuration of the lot were the main aspects of the new project. The first principle was to separate the new and the old construction, even if they are connected inside.”, you can read at freshome.

One of the principles was to separate the new and the old construction, even if they are connected inside. A stone volume represents the existent building; a concrete volume the new one.

The second one, was to introduce light in the middle of the building. Two different empty spaces were generated: the entrance, and the heart of this home – the courtyard. As you can see here.

Mixing Rural and Urban Lifestyles: this building is a modern project mixing the old and the new, full of beautiful rooms and a clean but cozy ambiance. Visit the architect’s pages for more information about their work!

Filipe Pina Profile:

The architect born in Paris in 1983 and is graduated by the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) in 2008. Erasmus student at Prima Facoltà di Architettura Ludovico Quaroni, La Sapienza, Roma (2006-2007). Participated in the international programs Inov-Art at Mediathéque de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine de Paris and Leonardo da Vinci at Service Départemental de L’Architecture et du Patrimoine de Paris, (2009). Collaborated with Joaquim Carreira office (2010). In the same year, he started a partnership with Maria Inês Costa. Worked in the Urbanism Department of the Town Hall of Celorico da Beira (2011-2012). Currently collaborates with Modular-System (Porto), while developing individual and joint projects at the same time.

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