Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has accomplished Pura Comporta, a minimalist vacation house with a triple-pitched roof close to one among Portugal’s most idyllic seashores.
The workplace, led by architect João Pedro Falcão de Campos, designed the three-bedroom trip villa on a web site near Praia do Pego, one of the crucial in style seashores within the Comporta space, south of Lisbon.
Pura Comporta has a relaxed Mediterranean-style really feel, with white partitions, minimal detailing and light-filled interiors.
The zigzagging facade and roof divide the build up into three volumes, making it appear like a trio of modest houses slightly than a single property.
Inside, this dictates the structure. Bedrooms are positioned in half volumes at every finish, whereas a collection of dwelling areas occupy the central part of the ground plan.
There may be additionally a mezzanine slotted above one of many bedrooms, which may function an additional sleeping house.
The constructing was raised off the sloping floor, creating house for parking beneath.
This gives an elevated terrace on the entrance, whereas the rear opens out to a big deck and swimming pool.
The homeowners commissioned Falcão de Campos for Pura Comporta after beforehand working with the studio on different initiatives, together with their very own house in Lisbon.
“We imagine that we managed to develop a relationship of mutual confidence with them, which we contemplate crucial for a constructive end result,” João Pedro Falcão de Campos instructed Dezeen.
The temporary known as for a rental house in line with the native architectural vernacular.
This led the architect to include conventional clay roof tiles and shading units produced from cane reeds.
“The selection of vivid colors and the usage of cane reed shading for the south facade, executed by native employees, had been vital development selections that relate to the standard homes within the space,” he mentioned.
Beneficiant glazing frames views of close by rice fields, whereas an inner courtyard creates an out of doors eating room on essentially the most non-public a part of the positioning.
The supplies palette contains birch plywood and Estremoz marble, a Portuguese stone that kinds the kitchen island.
Furnishings embody beds and chairs designed by Álvaro Siza, in addition to items from furnishings manufacturers Federicia and Residing Divani, whereas the lighting was sourced from Flos and Davide Groppi.
“The challenges confronted on this undertaking are the identical that we face within the majority of the initiatives developed in our workplace, which is to construct nicely, making use of high quality supplies,” mentioned Falcão de Campos.
“Fortunately, the arrogance we had with the shopper allowed us to construct with high quality and we’re assured that the home is the demonstration of our perception.”
Different not too long ago accomplished trip villas in Portugal embody the Pateos vacation houses close to Melides, designed by Manuel Aires Mateus, and Casa Azul in Alentejo, designed by Bak Gordon Arquitectos.
The pictures is by Fernando Guerra.
