Most roofs are like a hat. They perch on top of the house to deflect the elements, but on a hot day they gather heat, and they can only take so much rain.
In a land constantly battered by sun and rain, you need more than a hat - you need an umbrella. And, perhaps, so does your home.
Inspired by the simple notion of a canopy floating overhead, allowing air to flow freely underneath while giving shade and shelter, Studio Periquet Galicia designed "a house within a shed". The structure is an arrangement of boxes set on a low tiled platform, which protects it from flood waters while providing a covered sidewalk all around the house.
Hovering above is a large pitched roof, supported by four massive pillars - an archetypal image of human shelter, deconstructed to respond to the realities of a tropical environment.
Space, air and light flow as freely inside as outside, from the open plan of the ground floor to the shaded roof deck below the canopy. The layout is flexible, able to adapt to the needs of a growing family with an evolving lifestyle. Tall windows bring daylight deep into the core of the house, while creating a stately rhythm of light and shade that both calms and uplifts.
The result is the best-selling model of Magis Homes' design-and-build platform. Aldo - a sheltered house.
Architecture by Studio Periquet Galicia
Design Consultancy by Tina Periquet for Magis Homes
Build by Magis Construction
Furniture by Casa Bella+ Taylor Living
Cabinetry and Kitchen by Magis Construction
Directed and Edited by Tin Gonzales and Sherard Yu
Produced by Uncommon
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