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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Agricultural House in Tavira, Portugal by ATELIER RUADecember 11th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ATELIER RUA Located near the city of Tavira, between the Algarve mountain range to the north and the Ria Formosa Natural Reserve to the south, the site is inserted in a rural area where the landscape is dominated by plots and constructions destined to agricultural activities.  Image Courtesy © ATELIER RUA
 Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso The plot, longitudinal in its shape, is divided into two different zones by a cluster of constructions (the main house and the annexes that supported the agricultural activities). The zone to the north, where one can access the plot, is marked by a welcoming alley of olive and carob trees. To the south, a more private and secluded area is dominated by a fruit tree orchard.  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso The main house was renovated using traditional construction methods and technics, thus preserving its original character and ambience. The only typological changes made to this structure were the ones strictly necessary to an appropriate adaption to its new program. Here one can find the social and functional areas of the house: the reception, the kitchen, three small living and dining rooms and two bedrooms. The ceilings are covered with the same reeds that we found in the original house, painted in white. The floor is a continuous smooth screed.  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso Three new volumes connected by walls of different thicknesses and heights emerge around the main house, where the annexes once stood. These walls define resting places connected to the main house and individual patios for the new rooms. The new constructions adapt to the surrounding terrain, and to the south, a limit is defined where a water tank, a long bench and two windows on a wall open up to the orchard.  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Ana Paula Carvalho  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © Miguel Manso  Image Courtesy © ATELIER RUA
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