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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. Three courtyard house in Pinheiros de Azeitao, Portugal by ExtrastudioJanuary 17th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Extrastudio The house is located in a small village 25km south of Lisbon, within a natural park whose name Azeitao, derives from Arabic, Az-zeitum – the olive grove. Predominantly a rural region, the area has a hot climate, perfect for the production of wine and olive oil. The clients, a couple of agronomists with two children, inherited a long, narrow plot in the middle of the village and decided to move from their apartment, looking for a different way of living.  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira
 Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira The house has three courtyards within, to counteract the restrictions of the narrow plot. The first separates the house from the street, creating a small hide out, secluded from village life and passers by. The second courtyard is placed at the center, bringing light into the house. It is a walled garden with all spaces revolving around it, a device found in many houses of Arabic tradition in the south of Portugal and Spain. In this courtyard, there’s a small circular window in the ground. Below it rests a special room, an octagonal wine cellar, accommodating an extensive wine collection, with rare wines dating from the 19th century.  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira The third courtyard is a platform; a belvedere open on two sides, overlooking the village and the magnificent vineyards in the hills. Sour cherry trees will provide shade, creating an elevated garden, three meters above ground.  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira For this project, we asked the landscape architects to work in a different way; all the plant specimens were collected from the wild, grown in the hills nearby and brought especially here. A wild, mysterious scent invades the rooms on hot summer nights, a reminder of its Mediterranean roots.  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira From outside, the house has a discreet and peaceful quality; simple white walls with few openings. One can barely notice it or imagine what it contains. In many ways, it’s like a person.  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © Francisco Nogueira  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio  Image Courtesy © extrastudio
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