Vila Venus Sol | COM/O atelier
Caniço / Portugal / 2020
Vila Venus Sol is a house located in the area of Caniço de Baixo on Madeira island.
Being a renovation which original project from 1970’s did not have characteristics of particular interest and which construction was of very poor quality, the option was a total intervention through a “tabula rasa” operation. Thus, the entire interior was demolished, the outer envelope was consolidated and its original volume restored in order to take advantage of the high ceiling provided by the existing sloping roof.
Located right in front of the sea, overlooking the Atlantic ocean, Vila Venus Sol seeks to bring the landscape to its interior at the same time that it aims to control the intense sunlight in the region. In this sense, the windows are designed through several layers that constitute light filters which allow to control that luminosity and the temperature inside the house. At the same time, these filters transpose the green surroundings into the interior through reflections and shadows.
In terms of its organization, the longitudinal axis North-South establishes a gradation between spaces of a private nature and spaces of a social nature, between shadow and light.
Credits
Architecture Firm: COM/O atelier
Lead Architects: Joana Duarte
Photography Credits: Mariana Lopes
Photographer’s Website: www.mariana-lopes.com
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A Vila Venus Sol é uma casa situada na zona do Caniço de Baixo na ilha da Madeira.
Tratando-se de uma renovação cujo projecto original de 1970 não apresentava características de particular interesse e cuja construção era de muito má qualidade, optou-se por uma intervenção total através de uma operação “tabula rasa”. Assim, todo o interior foi demolido, o invólucro exterior foi consolidado e o volume original reestabelecido de modo a tirar partido o pé direito elevado proporcionado pela cobertura inclinada existente.
Localizada na primeira linha de mar, debruçando-se sobre o oceano Atlântico, a Vila Venus Sol procura trazer a paisagem para o seu interior ao mesmo tempo que controlar a luz solar intensa da região. Neste sentido, os vãos são desenhados através de várias camadas que constituem filtros que permitem o controlo dessa luminosidade e da temperatura dentro da casa. Ao mesmo tempo, estes filtros transpõem a envolvente verdejante para o interior através de reflexos e sombras.
Ao nível da sua organização, o eixo longitudinal Norte-Sul estabelece uma gradação entre os espaços de natureza privada e os espaços de natureza social, entre a sombra e a luz.
Vila Venus Sol is a house located in the area of Caniço de Baixo on Madeira island. Being a renovation which original project from 1970’s did not have characteristics of particular interest and which construction was of very poor quality, the option was a total intervention through a “tabula rasa” operation. Thus, the entire interior was demolished, the outer envelope was consolidated and its original volume restored in order to take advantage of the high ceiling...
- Year 2020
- Work finished in 2020
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence / Interior Design
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