House V4 - Quinta da Casa Amarela in the Antas area, in Porto.
The luxurious gated community Quinta da Casa Amarela is located in Antas, one of the most prestigious residential areas of the city of Porto.
The condominium consists of a total of 28 fractions, in the existing buildings recovered, it presents several typologies, namely, T1 , T2 , T3, T4 , T4 duplex, with areas ranging between 118m2 and 377m2, in the new buildings, stand the single-family townhouses, typologies T3, T4 and T5, of areas between 220m2 and 315 m2.
The gated community, part of a property of 16,000 m2, is equipped with heated indoor pool with solar panels and direct light, Turkish bath, ballroom and extensive gardens.
The residential condominium results from the rehabilitation of an old building, resembling more with a farm than with a building. 'In fact, it is a kind of farm with a mansion, which houses apartments and villas in a perfect symbiosis.
In the case of townhouses, they are distributed over two floors: the first is at the level of the land, the second is partially buried, and there you can access a patio and a private garden, as well as the closed parking integrated into the villa itself.
The imposing architectural design of Quinta da Casa Amarela, related to the romantic period, was respected.
In this sense, he kept the coat of arms (historically, symbol of courage and bravery), the majestic entrance gate and the wall three meters high. But it also preserved the romantic grotto, the artificial lake and the original design of the gardens that then blended with the fields for agricultural activities.
In addition, the projection of a pedestrian circuit, next to the exterior fence wall, which serves as access to housing and galleries of motor circulation, but also as a maintenance circuit, with about 600 meters of extension.
A set of equipment that are assisted by the existence of concierge, sanitary facilities with changing rooms for both sexes and a pantry for support or preparation of meals. 'Because sustainability is today, along with safety, one of the most important values of community living, the automatic irrigation system is made using water from existing wells.
All compartments of all the dwellings of the new residential condominium benefit from natural light and feature solid afizelia wood floors, tinned walls and false plaster ceilings. All the woods have lacquered finishes, with the exception of the entrance doors of the villas, whose choice fell on the varnished natural wood.
The exterior frames of the new buildings are in anodized aluminum (environmentally friendly process) to the natural color with thermal glass while the frames of the recovered old buildings are solid wood, maintaining the original image.
It should be noted that the car access to the galleries located on the floor -1 (basement), which serve the private parking lots of each of the houses on the same floor, is made taking advantage of the fact that the land of the housing complex is a higher quota than the adjacent streets. The circulation between the parking lots and the different floors is ensured by elevators properly integrated in the buildings with three floors and, in the case of villas, by private lifting platforms.
General finishes:
Floors in solid wood floor of Afizelia;
Tinned walls and false ceilings in plaster;
Entrance doors in varnished natural wood;
Exterior frames in aluminum anodized to natural color with thermal glass;
Green roofs;
Green walls;
Air conditioning through radiant floors with earth/water heat pumps and individual geothermal probes;
Solar thermal panels to support the heating of sanitary hot water;
Perimeter surveillance, domotic video surveillance system;
Creation of small gardens for private use;
Recovery of the existing Grotto and Lake;
Indoor pool;
Turkish bath;
Automatic irrigation system;
Property with Ref. 1297T/22
Energy Rating: C
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