Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

The Madalena House, this unparalleled and sophisticated villa, is located on Madalena Beach, in Vila Nova de Gaia. Awarded several prizes in contemporary residential architecture and also nominated this year for the 2024 Work of the Year Award, it consists of two floors mirrored in an overlap of pure volumes. Its layout on the ground corresponds to the desire to create a visual barrier between the living spaces and the street, allowing for maximum privacy. The protruding upper volume marks and emphasizes the entrance, inviting to overcome the almost opaque barrier, pierced only by an opening that reveals the depth of the plot and the house, while reinforcing the intention of impermeability. The house, as opposed to the exterior, reveals itself as a spacious and fluid space with a well-defined program, opening the social areas to the outside through large glazed openings. With these openings, the intention to promote and enhance the relationship between the exterior, facing west, and the interior is ensured, maintaining the privacy of the master suite through the creation of a courtyard.
On the upper floor, materialized by a loose and hermetic volume, we find two majestic suites and a sophisticated office, both open only to private courtyards carved into the volume which, in addition to ensuring privacy, allow the glazed openings to be protected from direct radiation.
On the lower floor, is the social area of ??this exclusive villa, inaugurated by an incomparable entrance hall of about 20 m2, followed by an inviting and impressive 64 m2 living room, with direct access to a superb landscaped area, where the pool of this exuberant villa is located. Also on this floor, we find a charming suite with approximately 24m2 and a peaceful interior patio.
Regarding the air conditioning system of this property, it stands out for the use of an integrated thermal system, which includes fan-coils connected to the heat recovery unit, aerothermal heat pump, thermal solar system, and combined hygienic accumulator.
Close to all kinds of services, about 10 minutes from the city of Porto, and less than 1 km from Madalena Beach, with all its proven excellent facilities, this villa is unquestionably the epitome of a high standard of contemporary daily living.