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

• Architects: Extrastudio
• Project: Three courtyard house
• Location: Pinheiros de Azeitao, Portugal
• Photography: Francisco Nogueira
• Architecture Team: Joao Caldeira Ferrao, Joao Costa Ribeiro, Madalena Atouguia, Daniela Freire, Rui Jesus, Anna Cañadell Mañé, Sonia Oliveira, Maria Joao Oliveira
• Landscape architecture: Oficina dos Jardins
• Construction: PF Construções
• Consultants: PRPC (structural engineering), Ohmsor (MEP engineering, building physics, acoustics and gas)
• Program: single family house, 406m2
• Year: 2009-2015
• Budget: € 225.000

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