Domus Impluvium House at Capelas, Portugal by Bernardo Rodrigues Architects.

By: Bernardo Rodrigues Architects
Client: Jorge e Joana Filipe
Project Leader: Bernardo Rodrigues
Status: Built
Collaborators:
Natacha Viveiros
Pedro Mosca
Laura von Dellemann
Cristina Fernandes
Beatrice Dornseifer
Nelson Ferreira
Nuno Malheiros
Olívia Antunes
Ricardo Monteverde
Ana Luísa Braga
Engineering
Luís Faria e Maia
Photography: FG+SG Fernando Guerra
Year: 2002-2006
Location: Capelas, Azores

The house exterior is made of marble tile and wooden siding for the bedroom.
The house exterior is made of marble tile and wooden siding for the bedroom.
The rustic effect of wood and the rough texture of the tile wall creates a balanced feel to the house.
The rustic effect of wood and the rough texture of the tile wall creates a balanced feel to the house.
Ventilation on the ground floor cools the living room and also regulates sunlight.
Ventilation on the ground floor cools the living room and also regulates sunlight.
The upstairs room has wooden siding throughout and also helps the room to stay cool.
The upstairs room has wooden siding throughout and also helps the room to stay cool.
Outdoor is a pond of collected rainwater.
Outdoor is a pond of collected rainwater.
Floor plan of the house.
Floor plan of the house.
Cross section of the house.
Cross section of the house.
Cross section of the house.
Cross section of the house.

The project is a reinterpretation of the classic Greek and Roman model of the house with two courtyards, one for entrance and the other central, collecting the rain waters, letting light and ventilation reach the open ground floor, of living and kitchen.

North of St. Michael, in a triangle form, with views over the entire north coast and ocean, as well as the mountain and volcano of Sete-Cidades to the south.

The home has two levels and is situated in the middle of this triangle plot. The rooms and bathroom are on the first level. The kitchen is housed inside a large light chimney volume that evokes the iconic Azorean architecture’s towering stone chimneys, and it’s accompanied by a typical external oven that embraces the wood volumes for the rooms and view lines upstairs.

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