Mori House organises privacy with courtyards and thick walls

Mori House is not a box divided into rooms afterwards. Its walls and courtyards construct degrees of privacy from the beginning.

Aires Mateus and MA+Co use thickness, turns and voids so every room relates to light and landscape without becoming fully exposed to the others.

Construction shows that a wall is more than separation. It can contain structure, shade, storage and transition, reducing the need for corridors as independent floor area.

That precision requires coordinating junctions and services before drawings close. When form appears elementary, every joint and material change becomes more visible.

The fact. the house develops through massive pieces and articulated courts. The useful lesson is that privacy can be designed with distance and thickness, not only doors.