MUTANT architecture merges angled volumes to generate the TILT house

THE HOUSE BUILT ON A TILT

portuguese studio MUTANT architecture & design presents its TILT house, built in the residential neighborhood of gondomar just east of porto. the organization of the dwelling is informed by its site, which is defined by a slight slope and its close proximity to the street and neighboring houses. the plot faces two separate streets, each at a different height. the team tells designboom that this condition ‘promoted the possibility of deploying the house at an intermediate level and thus strategically separating the pedestrian access from the car access.’

MUTANT ARCHITECTURE’S DESIGN PROCESS

with its TILT house, the team at MUTANT architecture & design (see more here) experiments with angled geometries. the volume was generated through the action of ’tilting,’ or rotating a preliminary shape along three-axes. the resulting tilted space — the primary volume — hosts the social areas of the dwelling.

the design team continues: ‘this movement made it possible to define the main entrance and, at the same time, enhance the space destined for the pool patio, giving it privacy in relation to avenida miguel bombarda, characterized by a greater influx of traffic. this movement also adds a dynamic change to the ceiling height of the home, enhancing the area destined for the living room.’

project info:

project title: TILT house

architecture: MUTANT architecture & design | @mutant_architecture

location: gondomar, portugal

lead architect: daniel capela duarte

construction: INOVAG LDA
engineering: MASSA CINZA

photography: ivo tavares studio | @ivotavaresstudio