Portuguese architect Nuno Brandão Costa has revived an old stone house, transforming it into a comfortable home. Melgaco House is located in Parada do Monte, Melgaço, Portugal.

葡萄牙建筑师努诺·布兰德·科斯塔重振了一座古老的石屋，把它改造成一个舒适的家。梅尔加科之家位于葡萄牙梅尔加索市的帕拉达多蒙特。

The house to be extended, a very small rural stone building, formerly inhabited by a family of 11 members, fits into the rough terrain of a large plot of land in Melgaço, in the interior of Minho, in Northern Portugal.

扩建的房子是一座很小的农村石头建筑，以前有一个11人的家庭居住，适合葡萄牙北部Minho内陆Melga o一大片土地的崎岖地形。

The powerful landscape and the character of the existing ruin suggested an extension to the house like a timeless construction, with no defined boundaries, but limited by the local materials. The extension to the house, which accommodates the lounge and three bedrooms, is an underground body which lets in natural light through the opening of a courtyard to the east, cut out from the land, and the west extension of the original façade: a granite wall made of stones from another local building since demolished.

现有建筑的强大景观和特征表明，房屋的扩建就像一个永恒的建筑，没有明确的边界，但受当地材料的限制。该房屋的延伸部分容纳着休息室和三间卧室，是一个地下建筑，它可以通过东面的庭院的开口，从土地上切出自然的光线，以及原来的立面的西侧延伸部分：自拆除后的另一座本地建筑中的石材制成的花岗岩墙。

The small house contains the dining and cooking areas on two floors, connected by an interior staircase against the north façade. To complete domestic life, three small bodies are built which are independent of the main construction in terms of volume: To the east, a concrete canopy for car parking and protection and to store firewood, and a glazed body for a small kitchen garden, and to the west a swimming pool, enclosed by a dressed stone wall to accommodate the tank.

这座小房子有两层楼的餐厅和烹饪区，与北面的一条内部楼梯相连。为了完成家庭生活，建造了三个独立于主要建筑体积的小物体：东部是一个用于停车和保护的混凝土天篷，一个是柴火，另一个是玻璃身体，用于一个小厨房花园；西边是一个游泳池，四周是一堵修整的石墙，用来容纳水箱。

The house has two distinct sides in shape and function: To the east, the organic arrangement of the bodies and walls built into the terrain, and their routine function, confer a homely informality on the construction. To the west, the relationship between the façades and the swimming pool tank creates an organic setting which eludes the period of each building and stabilises the relationship between the house and the landscape.

房屋在形状和功能上有两个截然不同的侧面：东面，建筑在地形中的身体和墙壁的有机排列，以及它们的常规功能，这给建筑带来了一种朴素的非正式感。在西方，立面和游泳池之间的关系创造了一个有机的环境，它避开了每栋建筑的周期，并稳定了房子和景观之间的关系。

Architects: Nuno Brandão Costa Project: Melgaco House Collaborators: Filipa Júlio, Joanna Katherine Guimarães Location: Parada do Monte, Portugal Area 349.0 sqm Photography: André Cepeda

建筑师：Nuno品牌o Costa项目：Melgaco House合作者：Filipa Júlio，Joanna Katherine Guimar es地点：Parada do Monte，葡萄牙面积349.0平方米摄影：AndréCepeda

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