Rising from a block of white concrete RiscoWhite, a property stood on the south bank of the Cávado River, in Barcelinhos, Portugal. At first glance this was a narrow, limited plot of land with little to offer, until Risco Singular peered into its soul. With unbroken views of the historic centre, we come across a result that has won architecture awards, which is hardly surprising, given the sheer paradox that is its very existence: the brutalism of the fluid concrete in the delicacy of the heavenly white that envelops it. The interior and exterior coexist in a harmonious dance and the demarcation of lines and shapes makes for a surprisingly geometric project. The rooms seem to grow out of each other and the course of the house is an inexhaustible interplay of lights and planes. There are large windows for gazing at the sky, high granite walls for privacy and two floors for family life – not forgetting the idyllic swimming pool outside. Sustainable and intuitive, discover this 339-sqm residence that breaks through its surroundings.
