Casa DJ by [i]da Arquitectos
Indoor and outdoor staircases lead from a roof terrace to a sunken courtyard at this house in Portugal by Lisbon studio [i]da Arquitectos.
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Located in the town of Carcavelos, the three-storey house has a sheltered entrance on its side so that anyone arriving can also look down on the courtyard below.
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Indoor staircases connect the ground floor with levels above and below, while outdoor stairs lead up from a first floor balcony to the large terrace on the roof.
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A second balcony is recessed behind the bright white facade, diagonally above a glazed living room that projects towards the street.
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The house is named Casa DJ after the initials of its occupants, rather than because a DJ has moved in.
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See more houses in Portugal here, including the concrete residence we featured earlier today.
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Photography is by Joao Morgado.
Here's some more text sent by the photographer:
DJ House
A central patio divides the house into two parts and organizes the interior spaces: on the west side, an open horizontal space to the garden receives the dining room and the kitchen; on the east side, a vertical space, located at a lower level in relation to the public route to ensure domestic privacy, receives the living room.
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Large apertures establish the contact between interior and exterior.
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In the horizontal space the relationship is made by the continuity with the garden while in the vertical space is the blue sky that dominates the entire landscape.
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The private areas, one suite and two bedrooms, are located in the upper level as well as the access to the roof terrace.
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The simplicity of the facades contrasts with the complexity of the different spaces of the house.
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The white wall surfaces and the gray shades of the floors give a unit character to the entire construction.
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Architecture: [i]da Arquitectos – Ivan de Sousa + Inês Antunes
Location: Carcavelos, Portugal
Area: 283.81 sqm
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Project date: 2009
Finished: 04.2012
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