{"id":21710,"date":"2025-04-07T19:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.martinaarch.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=21710"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:25:10","slug":"s1-two-family-house-pedroso","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.martinaarch.com\/en\/project\/s1-two-family-house-pedroso\/","title":{"rendered":"S1 Two-family house | Pedroso"},"content":{"rendered":"

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S1 Two-family house | Pedroso<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>

Two-family house<\/h6><\/h2><\/div>

Client: Private<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Area: 455.25 m2<\/span><\/p>\n

Team: to be defined<\/span><\/p>\n

Construction: to be defined<\/span><\/p>\n

Contractualization: 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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In the encounter between brothers, a proposal for balance is born.
\nThe two-family house in Pedroso is organized on a longitudinal plot, with a clear gesture: two symmetrical houses, thought of as complementary halves of a whole. The sketch shows this intention – a rational occupation of the plot<\/a>, where repetition is the order.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Balance between limit and identity<\/h6>\n

Two houses<\/a>, a symmetry with freedom<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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The plot, with its extremely small width, imposed a particular design approach.
\nThe constraints of the Gaia City Council prevented the development of the program along the fa\u00e7ade, orienting the proposal towards a design in depth.
\nThis limitation gave rise to a solution of longitudinal symmetry in the two-family house: two houses that extend into the plot, with accesses, routes and outdoor spaces organized in a parallel but autonomous way.<\/p>\n

Despite the structural sharing and common language, each unit asserts its functional independence – no overlapping routes, no visual invasions, no unnecessary intersections. It’s a basic symmetry, but never one of literal repetition.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Light, limits and outdoor living<\/h6>\n

Patios, privacy and permanence<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Each house is organized around two courtyards.<\/p>\n

Their layout, oriented in opposite directions, ensures privacy between the units and allows each room to open up to the outside without interference.<\/p>\n

Courtyards are not just transitional spaces – they are habitable extensions of the interior areas, guaranteeing natural light, ventilation and a controlled scale.<\/p>\n

The east-west orientation allows for a constant relationship with the variation in light throughout the day.<\/p>\n

In the center, between the two houses, is the swimming pool.
\nA shared but sheltered element, it marks the separation between volumes and introduces a pause point.<\/p>\n

The exterior space is continuous, but fragmented by elevations, walls and vegetation, allowing for different uses without compromising the unity of the whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Light, limits and outdoor living<\/h6>\n

Patios, privacy and permanence<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Each house is organized around two courtyards.<\/p>\n

Their layout, oriented in opposite directions, ensures privacy between the units and allows each room to open up to the outside without interference.<\/p>\n

Courtyards are not just transitional spaces – they are habitable extensions of the interior areas, guaranteeing natural light, ventilation and a controlled scale.<\/p>\n

The east-west orientation allows for a constant relationship with the variation in light throughout the day.<\/p>\n

In the center, between the two houses, is the swimming pool.
\nA shared but sheltered element, it marks the separation between volumes and introduces a pause point.<\/p>\n

The exterior space is continuous, but fragmented by elevations, walls and vegetation, allowing for different uses without compromising the unity of the whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Precision in the line, lightness in the experience<\/a><\/h6>\n

An architecture contained by the plot<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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The two-family house in Pedroso is, above all, an exercise in balance.
\nBetween the collective and the private, between symmetry and autonomy, between presence and integration.
\nOn a narrow plot, the project finds space for two ways of living – with patios that ensure privacy, terraces that open up to the horizon and a palette of materials that respects the place.<\/p>\n

Rather than duplicating a solution, this is a project that mirrors intentions without repeating formulas. And in this gesture of restraint and rigor, it builds an architectural response that is serene, long-lasting – and deeply livable.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Unique characteristics that set it apart<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Symmetrical two-family house<\/strong>, with two independent and mirrored units;<\/p>\n

Longitudinal plot with rational use of the layout and solar orientation<\/strong>;<\/p>\n

Two patios per house, oriented to opposite sides<\/strong>, guaranteeing the living space of each house<\/p>\n

Terraces and private green areas<\/strong>, with direct connection to the social areas of the houses<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Central swimming pool<\/strong> as an aggregating element, as a common leisure space;<\/p>\n<\/div>

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