House in Praia Verde

Praia Verde, Algarve, Portugal

2018 - 2022

Date
2018

Construction Date
2022

Area
Construction Area: 423,81 Sqm

Team
José Martinez | Cristina Vieira | Gerogina Jipa | Chiara Rao | Lorena Cabrera | Ana Sasiela

Photography
FG + SG | Fernando Guerra

Awards
2023 | The 4 Future Awards in the Architectural Design Residential Architecture Category

Description
The responsibility of intervening in a place with such mystique and beauty imposed the challenge of designing a house that follows the sensations, the textures, the light, the shadows and the materiality of the place. 
This house seeks to preserve the essence of the surrounding landscape, making its way between two exposed concrete planes with pure lines - which rest lightly on the ground - and the sun protection canopy - an extension of the roof supported by the plane. This house respects the nature and biodiversity, due to being integrated in the existing landscape, but also because there was a concern about reducing the ecological footprint associated with its use.