# Swooping Bungalow Roofs Casa ED&JO has a Curvilinear Roof By Joey Haar | Published 2018-02-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-edjo References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2018/02/14/casa-ed-jo-noarq-curving-roof-stone-walls-create-seclusion-house-portugal/) Bungalows offer many benefits, but height is their obvious detraction; Casa ED&JO, a new home designed by architecture studio NOARQ, manages to upend that point with a creative and illusory design concept. The home features a curved, swooping roof that gently reaches upward, giving a sense of vertical expansion despite the home's single storey. Casa ED&JO was built for a single family in Vila Nova de Famalicao, a small town to the north of Porto. The home certainly isn't small, with a basement area that can be accessed from the ground level if entering from the rear of the home. However, the ascending roof design helps to add a sense of height and grandeur to the front of the home, which was seen as important considering the appearances of the other buildings in the well-heeled neighborhood. Image Credit: João Morgado ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Curvilinear Roof Designs:** Explore innovative and visually striking roof designs that create an illusion of height and grandeur in single-storey buildings. - **Vertical Expansion in Bungalows:** Discover creative architectural solutions that give a sense of vertical expansion in traditionally low-height buildings. - **Illusory Home Design Concepts:** Embrace the use of illusory design concepts to transform the appearance and perceived size of residential properties. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture and Construction:** The architecture and construction industry can leverage curvilinear roof designs to create unique and visually appealing structures. - **Real Estate Development:** Real estate developers can explore architectural solutions that enhance the visual appearance and value of bungalows by adding a sense of vertical expansion. - **Home Design and Renovation:** Designers and renovators can adopt illusory design concepts to create stunning transformations in residential properties, making them appear larger and more impressive. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Inverted Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-house-with-an-inverted-roof.md) - [Blocky Extended Transformed Bunaglows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/osullivan-skoufoglou-architects.md) - [Upward-Pitched Roof Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oneill-mcvoy-architects.md) - [Curved Surface Portuguese Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-house-within-a-few-lines.md) - [Hillside Family Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sky-house-1.md) - [Gabled Annexe Vintage Cottages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solitgarreau-residence.md) - [Chic Curved Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curved-house1.md) - [Inverted-Pitched Roof Extentions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butterfly-house-extension.md) - [Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-dos-terraos-circulares.md)