Residential Block I by Architect Carolina Freitas in Aveiro, Portugal

Project: Residential Block I Architects: Carolina Freitas Architecture Location: Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro, Portugal Area: 8,611 sq ft Photography: Ivo Tavares Studio

Residential Block I by Architect Carolina Freitas in Aveiro, Portugal

In the residential area (surrounded by urban developments, plots and planned zones), the project emerged (also depending on site location) from natural boundaries of the land plot; these, in turn, question the orientation of the surrounding urban context, creating an exception within urban development. This exception was transformed into the opportunity to work with building facades, simultaneously aligning with horizontal axes of neighboring buildings and creating a rhythm that organically accommodates the sloping orientations of adjacent structures. As a result, a combination of horizontal and vertical elements was achieved that defines balconies, creating an additional building shell ensuring necessary privacy, a more intimate atmosphere and light regulation in the apartments.

- Project details and images provided by Ivo Tavares Studio