Creating a Sense of Spaciousness at Home

A sense of spaciousness in the house is created through large glass wall openings. Large opening glass walls offer a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces, enhancing natural light and ventilation while creating a sense of spaciousness.
The house´s glass openings allow light to enter the interior of the house and establish a great connection with the outside garden and the pool.

Architect Raulino Silva designed the house for a young couple with two daughters. The house is located in a subdivision near the entrance to Póvoa de Varzim, for those arriving from the motorway that connects Viana do Castelo and the city of Porto. Although the house is in the corner of the subdivision, the place is quiet and has little traffic, so it doesn´t make much noise.

The house is located on an irregularly shaped corner plot. The subdivision already defined the access to the garage, the building layout, and the volumetry.

In the basement, we have the garage, the technical area, the laundry room, a bathroom, and a multipurpose room that opens onto a large patio on the south side. On the ground floor, we have the kitchen with an island, a bathroom, an office, and the common room that opens into the pool and a triangular-shaped porch. On the upper floor, we have the master suite with a walk-in closet and bathroom, opening onto a balcony, and two smaller suites, with a shared balcony.

In the center of the plan, the volume of the stairs associated with the cabinets allows for the division of most of the spaces, and in the living room, a lacquered wooden slat was used to separate access to the bathroom and office from the dining room area.

On the outside, the overlapping of the slabs was enhanced with the horizontal carved lines that strengthened the geometry of the facades and the sharpness of the construction.

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Project Name: Póvoa de Varzim House
Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Architecture: Raulino Silva Architect
Principal Architect: Raulino Silva
Photographer: Raulino Silva
Date: 2021/2025