Alfeição Estate
Reinvigorating a rural estate in the hills above Loulé in the Algarve.
The existing estate includes several ruined houses, which are to be sympathetically refurbished and brought back to life. An additional new house is to be created on a plateau below the existing dwellings, designed as a modern addition to the historic estate.
All of the houses are designed to maximise views over the surrounding hills and valleys and out to the Atlantic Ocean. Natural materials are used throughout, including clay tiles, clay plaster, oak timber and copper. An existing series of outdoor spaces is refurbished and extended to provide a series of terraces which step down the hillside, providing amenity and connecting the houses.
New mechanical and electrical systems are proposed throughout, including well-source water, ground source cooling, photovoltaics and battery storage. A new swimming pool is to be formed on a plateau below the new house, for use by all the houses on the estate.
Sectors: Residential, Masterplanning, Interiors