SILVERWOOD HOUSE 3R ERNESTO PEREIRA ARCHITECTURE

Text by  Ernesto Pereira

 

My upbringing and surroundings were always connected to construction. On one hand I was surrounded by family and friends who were carpenters and masons. On the other hand, I was surrounded by a rural environment where creating gadgets, slingshots and cages were a preferred hobby. In addition, the excessive costs of materialising my ideas lead me the decision of making my own home from start to finish, by making mistakes, unmaking and remaking. As the result thus far was good, a couple who was walking near the beach liked and noticed that my way of perceiving architecture could solve a problem they had. I was shown the house where the couple intended to live, provided that its transformation was to their liking and amazed them.

 

I was asked to see what could be done with the building, without any budget limit nor deadline. The request only entailed the following: a work of art, a fascinating product in which the couple could see themselves living in. And so, as I think architecture is the interpretation of the client/user’s needs, I sought out to know them, exhaustively, their tastes, quirks, routine and pleasantries. Asolution was presented: The SilverWood House. The remodelling work was one of a soulless house of typical construction , interior distribution and rural exterior interpretation. I decided to bring the beach to my clients so that they could feel, every day, the proximity of the dunes, sand and untreated wood.

 

 

 

SilverWoodHouse by Ernesto Pereira (2013-2014)

Mindelo, Vila do Conde, Portugal

Photos: João Morgado 

 

Construction and Coordination: 3r Ernesto Pereira Architecture + (Re)construction

Engineering: Rui Martins . Engitek

3D images: Nuno Costa . NRenders

Cement: Abilio Costa, Manuel Costa, Paulo Moreira

Carpentry and Finishing: Ernesto Pereira, João Rocha, Mauro Gonçalves, Helder Oliveira, Helder Moreira, Albino Paços, Afonso Esperança

electricity: Bruno Moreira

plumbing: Albino Labruge

Frames: Ivan Piloto

Garden: Maria José Pereira

Consulting: Ernesto Queirós Pereira