Santa Clara e de Castelo Viegas, Coimbra, Address available on request

Voyeur House is situated on one of the most charming hills in the city of Coimbra.

Voyeur House is situated on one of the most charming hills in the city of Coimbra. Totally oriented to the South, with a privileged view of a real postcard of the city of Coimbra, a World Heritage Site by Unesco!

Extravagant and self-centered in its willingness to float over the landscape, this house could never happen within the city center. The house was purposely designed as a place of observation.

Approached from the lower part, the view gradually shows itself from small openings and finally reaches a large open terrace. The living spaces extend to the outside through large windows that open onto the terrace, transforming the house into a modern and panoramic space  both indoors and outdoors. On the suspended terrace there is a jacuzzi built into the floor that is controlled by home automation.

The entire south façade has glass throughout, translating a bright and welcoming atmosphere into all spaces.

The warmth of the walnut wood carpentry in combination with the Mortex and Microcement finish skilfully hides the technological level of the house  with home automation, and the hydraulic underfloor heating that is supported by a heat pump that performs heating and cooling.

On the roof is an electricity production structure with 32 photovoltaic panels, with the possibility of storing energy in a 10kW battery, making it totally sustainable.

The movable wooden shutters not only evoke the memory of the nearby monastery, but also ensure privacy to the interior spaces and provide sun protection in an elegant and subtle way. Open and closed, the house constantly adapts to the needs of its occupants  an inert structure transforms into an organic dwelling.