Alfeição New House
A new house in the hills above Loulé in the Algarve.
The house is designed to sit within a hollow in the landscape, bedding it down within its site. A large overhanging roof extends out beyond the house to provide shelter from the summer sun. The house is built from local natural materials, including Portuguese limestone, clay tiles and clay plaster, with an overhanging soffit lined in oak. A copper roof shelters the house from intermittent rainfall.
Large metal framed windows capture views of the surrounding valleys and hills and out to the Atlantic Ocean. A terrace of clay tiles steps down into the landscape, providing an easy flow from inside to outside. A swimming pool is formed on an additional terrace, stepping down the hillside.
New mechanical and electrical systems are proposed throughout, including a new ground source water supply, ground source cooling, photovoltaics and battery storage. The project is part of a wider remodelling of an estate in Alfeição, including a number of houses and interconnecting outside spaces.
Sectors: Residential, Interiors