Atelier architecture portug

Set among stone pines in Colares, overlooking vineyards and the slopes of the Sintra hills, the house is the transformation of an existing dwelling into a contemporary home, open to its garden and the surrounding landscape. The project builds on the existing L-shaped volume, keeping and strengthening it as the organising principle. The two wings embrace a sheltered inner garden with a lawn and pool, and set up a clear relationship between building and landscape. Each wing has its own expression: one, finished in white render, holds the bedrooms and opens to the garden through large glazed openings; the other, clad in vertical natural timber boards, contains the social spaces. Both share a hipped ceramic-tile roof that anchors the house in... More