Project posted by Laura C. Mallonee
House of Four Houses
Location
Porto District, Portugal
Year
2014
Credits
Posted by
Laura C. Mallonee
Architect
PROD Architecture + Design
Paulo Lago de Carvalho
Photographer
Notes
PROD Architecture + Design struck a balance between traditional and modern with its latest project. Conflicting desires are a hallmark of many architectural projects, and it’s often what makes them interesting. PROD Architecture + Design’s clients wanted a farmhouse in Penafiel, Portugal, that blended in with the region’s more traditional homes but also had modern, floor-to-ceiling windows that responded to the environment. “The balance between these two conditions was the problem we proposed to solve,” architect Paulo Lago de Carvalho explains. “That's when fragmentation became clear as the right strategy.”
Laura C. Mallonee