Casa en Estoril. Lisboa. Portugal

Abstract

[EN] Distinguishing traits of Jorge Mealha’s work in general, and particularly his detached houses, include his obvious commitment to the location and its topos; his use of clear-cut volumes with geometric effects that create interesting perspectives and spatial relationships; and his contained control of the materials used and his meticulous construction which provides a logical support for the entire syntax of his polished architectural language. The house in Estoril was completed in 2004 and is a clear demonstration of the architectural resources usually employed by the Jorge Mealha studio.

[ES] La obra de Jorge Mealha, en general, y especialmente la que se refiere a sus viviendas unifamiliares, se caracteriza por un decidido compromiso con el lugar y su “topos”; por el empleo de volúmenes claros cuyos juegos geométricos provocan interesantes perspectivas y relaciones espaciales, y por el medido control de los materiales y su cuidada puesta en obra para reforzar de forma coherente toda la sintaxis de su depurado lenguaje arquitectónico.