Construction sample of the pigmented concrete compared with local stone and a piece of grey plain concrete. The pigmented concrete is compared with the trunk of a cork oak.
The living room is like a blanket that rests on the floor in a carefully chosen place to have a picnic, looking out at the landscape.
atelier José Neves
A branch of the cork oak leans over the wall into one of the bedroom patios.
Daniel Malhão
atelier José Neves
Design Team Architecture: José Neves
All the edges of the walls of the corridor (left) that crosses the house from end to end, patio to patio, are rounded, with no visible door trims. The bedrooms (right) are designed as alcoves, like cozy hammocks that stretch between trees to sleep in the shade.
Collaborators: Fernando Freire, André Matos, José Tavares, André Martins (project phase); Diogo Amaro, Inês Oliveira, João Tereso, Carlos Almada (construction phase); João Pernão, Maria Capelo (colour consultants) Contractor: Matriz - Sociedade de Construções, Lda. JOSÉ NEVES opened his office, Gabinete de Arquitectura , in 1991. Teaching since 1988 he is currently in the Department of Architecture and Urbanism of ISCTE.
Daniel Malhão
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