In Portugal, Concrete Residence Casa Trevo Rises From The Ground Like A Monument

Made of cast-in-place concrete, the distinctive structure addresses the site by “stepping the ground plane along its natural slope and by bringing that level difference inside,” explain the architects. The house is characterized by scalar shifts in its spatial disposition, with elements arranged both horizontally and vertically so as to form a concrete monolith with a range of dynamic and varied experiences of space. Despite its small size, the project exerts a rather peculiar monumentality. “It is unified by concrete on the outside, subverting the perception of its scale, while serving as canvas for a dialog between nature and architecture to be projected,” they continue.