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The project is located next to the main vehicular access of an agricultural estate and serves a dual purpose: to store vehicles and to function as a residence for the property’s caretaker. This small building replaces an auxiliary structure of the estate that collapsed beyond repair. The footprint of the floor plan, its volume, and the roofing material (ceramic tile) are all characteristics inherited, by regulation, from the building it replaces.
The volume brings together, under a single roof, two independent elements without internal communication, each on a different level: a garage, open to the north, and a dwelling, open to the south, which functions as a single-story home.
Starting from a predefined volume, the structure is optimized to create a garage with a large opening and no columns: the north façade of the upper floor acts as a large beam, while the side façades provide rigidity at the ends. This self-supporting shell is complemented by a lightweight wooden structure, supported by a large column that divides the span on the south façade and also houses the chimney.
In addition to the tiled roof, the project incorporates characteristic elements that relate it to the architectural language of other buildings on the estate, such as the expressive chimney and the north-facing windows, whose dimensions are identical to those of the other houses in the complex.
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Guard's House and Garage at Quinta da Ponte
Place: Sintra, Portugal
Studio: Arquitectura-G
Author: Jonathan Arnabat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes, Igor Urdampilleta
Collaboration: João Salsa
Project: 2020
Completion: 2024
Landscape architect: Global Arquitectura Paisagista
Structural Engineering: Gepectrofa
Building Services Engineering: Engineer GPIC / Gepectrofa / GET / Amplitude Acoustics
Quantity Surveyor: Nuno Matos
Photo: Maxime Delvaux
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