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The first site visits immediately suggested a volume lying on the slope, facing the entrance walkway and sheltering the house from the neighbours while opening the interior views to the southern valley.The site’s natural beauty dictated the project.
The site has a strong rural character, with small plantations, orchards and pathways limited by roughly made stone property walls and, once in a while, houses, scattered in the landscape.
It is a steep slope facing south over the valley, furrowed by a small river and a mountain in the background. While the upper half of the site is ramped, the lower is built in steps. In the transition between both two clear references became the starting point for the project: a walnut tree and a watering tank.
Architects: ARX PORTUGAL
Project team: Paulo Rocha, Marco Roque Antunes, Susana Ferreira
Constructed area: 340 sqm
Landscape: Rosário Salema
Structure: SAFRE, Projectos e Estudos de Engenharia Lda.
Photographs: FG + SG - Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra
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