Fala Atelier Designs Porto Home with Inverted Roof Creating Sculptural Interiors
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Fala Atelier designed a three-story home in Porto, Portugal with an inverted pitched roof that creates sloping and curved ceilings, blurring the line between structure and sculpture. The house disrupts the visual monotony of its suburban surroundings in Matosinhos through its unique architectural approach that combines geometric forms with sculptural elements.
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designed to disrupt what Fala Atelier describes as the "visual monotony" of its suburban surroundings
A House with an Inverted Roof
three-storey home was designed to disrupt the visual monotony
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