House in Tavira

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

South of Portugal, Algarve, Tavira. Here the ocean peeks, while the 400 olive trees surround the house.

An old building has to give place to a new one, keeping the twovolume-footprint in the soft topography.

Based on the area occupied by the pre-existence, maintaining the orientation of the housing compartments south, the architectural concept seeks to create two parcels with separate identities, including one volume with irregular geometry and other volume of regular geometry that communicate through a glass hallway.

The surrounding outdoors relate to the terrain, landscape and vegetation.

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Photo © João Morgado | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Location | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

Plan | Courtesy of Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos

• Client: Private
  
• Location: Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
• Area: 400 sqm
• Architecture: Vitor Vilhena Arquitectos
• Year: 2011 / 2012
• Photography: João Morgado