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S-Shaped Facade to the L23 House by Pitagoras Arquitectos

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The L23 House from Pitagoras Arquitectos is supported within an arresting S shape which tucks back underneath to create two decks.

Along the front of the space, the S shape creates a narrow roofed deck – or long pavilion – on the grass.

From the upper deck, you can look through this long narrow roofed deck set on the grass, framing the view of rolling hills beyond.

The drama of this curtained courtyard of grass is easily created.

Only the narrow deck defines the large courtyard space.

The bold and arresting S shape starts by enclosing the house, but continues out to define the roofed deck.

The outdoor curtained pavilion/deck defines the limits of a giant outdoor room, extending the interior.

The narrow house means that windows can be on both sides of rooms.

A clean cut bathroom offers a vast overview towards distant mountains.

A well organized lap pool in the ground floor keeps the inhabitants fit.

Yet, even in the sleek modern interior there is something there of the past.

The house is set in Guimaraes, in the northern part of Portugal.

Its architecture is imbued with references to the somber atmospherics of the region’s history.