Architects:Mezzo Atelier

Area :2120 ft²

Year :2021

Photographs :Ana Sampaio Barros

Manufacturers :  AutoDesk, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Batista-gomes, CIN, Carpintaria 25 Unipessoal LDA, GlobalDis, Gosimat, Ilutop, Marmofoz, Porta R, Trimble NavigationAutoDesk

Lead Architect :Joana Garcia de Oliveira

Project Team : Joana Garcia de Oliveira. Giacomo Mezzadri, Sabrina Sinelli, Nuno Simas

Contractor : Porta R

Engineering : Ricardo Pacheco

Electrical Infrastructure And Telecommunications : ProQuality Engenharia

City : Ponta Delgada District

Country : Portugal

Livramento House was designed by the architects of Mezzo Atelier to shelter an English couple and their six dogs. The house reflects the practical and easy-going lifestyle of its residents, with a serene location at the top of a deep slope and covered by native vegetation. The team of architects used the typology and materiality of a nearby ruin to design the new construction: an existing lava stone wall was used to anchor and support the proposed volume.