Chapter II · Works
A house and ceramics studio around a shaded courtyard, with one curved wall that tracks the afternoon sun.
Place
Lisbon, PT
Year
2019
Type
House and studio
Area
520 m²
Status
Completed
Client
A ceramicist and her family
Materials
In-situ concrete, lioz limestone, terracotta
The work
The site
A narrow lot in Alcântara, closed on three sides by neighbouring walls. The only open view was the sky.
The response
We put the courtyard in the middle and turned every room towards it. A curved concrete wall on the west side throws a moving shadow across the court from three until sunset, and the kilns sit behind it where the heat does no harm.
Materials
In-situ concrete with a fine sand finish, lioz limestone thresholds, and terracotta floors fired in the client’s own kiln.
