Comments on: House in Gerês by Correia Ragazzi Architects

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:51:33 +0000

“Would the concrete structure cost like $10.000 or $100.000″

Closer to $100.000, no doubt about that.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:48:50 +0000

“The only thing missing is a window in the floor of that last room! That extreme overhang is a rare opportunity for a “glass-bottom house.””

You know that there’s a lot of iron down there don’t you? Doesn’t seem viable to have a glass floor. Not even glass walls.

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:55 +0000

Im just curious. Anyone knows if a house like this would be more expensive than a reglar wooden house? I’m really interrested in building a house like this. Maybe a bit smaller.

Would the concrete structure cost like $10.000 or $100.000.

If anyone have a clue, please response

By: Michael Nash

Michael Nash — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:46:45 +0000

The only thing missing is a window in the floor of that last room! That extreme overhang is a rare opportunity for a “glass-bottom house.”

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:28:03 +0000

An incredible concept! A rectangular concrete box with glazed sides, cantilevered over a hillside, dissimulated on the vegetation. And with furniture! The post apocalyptic symbolism is breathtaking.

By: richard

richard — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:31:15 +0000

This is a great structure. It doesn’t have pretense, it’s no more than to serve its purpose.

By: Marija08

Marija08 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:05:53 +0000

excentric! love the views

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:06:31 +0000

The entrance is a little too sparse. Try walking up that thing carrying an arm full of groceries…

By: purvirgo

purvirgo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:05:59 +0000

simply. beautiful. Howard Roark would be pleased.

By: ButtNaked

ButtNaked — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:49:45 +0000

Whenever I see such a home, I find myself wondering – don’t these people ever walk around naked? Hello, curtains?

I think most people would feel very exposed living in such a home. Glass and views are nice, but that works two ways … and concrete is hard and cold.

I wouldn’t want to live in such a home.

By: Awesome

Awesome — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:50:56 +0000

The 8th shot is indeed a shot of the interior of the overhang section of the “house.”

Not my style, I would never live in a house like that.

Interesting though. You can see how the weight of the overhang is supported by the odd angles underneath it.

I bet it’s counter-balanced at the groundside end of the house.

By: alexandre

alexandre — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:19:09 +0000

but i think the room should be at the edge

By: alexandre

alexandre — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:17:34 +0000

wow, that’s edgy!

By: Mycroft

Mycroft — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:41:52 +0000

The naked concrete makes this thing look loike a pill box. I completely understand the functionality of the material, the aestetics, are seriously lacking.

By: Wincey

Wincey — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:39:19 +0000

I think it’s beautiful; I’d love to see a shot from the far end of the building. I also expect that, come springtime, nature will begin to spread itself out and around the structure. Native spreading plants (like ivies) would possibly be a good supplement if the owners wanted to add anything. My only concern would be erosion!

By: Eduardo Henrique

Eduardo Henrique — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:57:05 +0000

This house is in Portugal, near Braga in a village in the National Park o Penêda Gerês, one of the most splendid parks in Europe.
Here Neivors are not problem! Nature its what you can expect from this place.
Beleave me! It´s much better than Beverly Hills!

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:40:00 +0000

One word… AAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEE!

That being said, I agree with everyone, this is an amazing house. The shot from the dining room looking at the trees is incredible, a veritable living wall of art. Now I want a cantilevered house.

By: John

John — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:30:36 +0000

The owners probably didn’t want a super manicured landscape, this is in the forest, not Beverly Hills. They probably wanted to leave nature to be nature, because some crazy people actually think nature is beautiful just as it is. Also, they were probably trying to leave as little footprint as possible, which is probably why they built a cantilevered house, instead of tearing up the hillside.

The slope will get its ground cover when nature makes it happen.

Also, it’s obvious that these photos were taken in autumn, probably around October. Plants and foliage die in autumn, leaves fall off trees in autumn, things get grey and brown in autumn. Which is probably why it looks a little bare. So adjust your expectations accordingly.

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:12:54 +0000

Agree with Healy. Very nice and warm inside with all the wood and very odd and bare outside. It needs at least some ground cover on that slope. I’d also like to see some climbers on the concrete.

Could I imagine to live in that house? Probably not. I’d have nightmares of “tilting”. Spooky!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:59:46 +0000

Interesting that they would go to the time, effort and expense of building a house with a canilever like this, yet there is no way to appreciate it when inside the house – no glass floor, no windows on the side, etc.