The building is located on the Costa Nova dunes, between the beach and the Avenue Nossa Senhora da Saúde leading to it. The sand is cut by a wide net of wooden walkways, which go over the dunes and allow pedestrian crossing from the urban cluster to the beach. To the east, the street is mainly composed by small apartment buildings, two or three stories high. At street level there's no actual sea view but one can sense its presence beyond the dune.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Architects: ARX Portugal

Location: Av. Nossa Sra. da Saúde, 3830 Gafanha da Encarnação, Portugal

Architect In Charge: ARX Portugal

Area: 1420.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Design Team: Nuno Mateus e José Mateus c/ João Dantas, Ricardo Guerreiro, Sofia RAposo, Emanuel Rebelo, Fábio Cortês, Filipe Cardoso, Bruno Martins, Fábio Rosado, Sara Nieto, Héctor Bajo, Baptiste Fleury, Ana Fontes, Luís Marques, Joana Pedro

Technical Team: SAFRE, PEN, António Paiva Fernandes

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

From the architect. The building is located on the Costa Nova dunes, between the beach and the Avenue Nossa Senhora da Saúde leading to it. The sand is cut by a wide net of wooden walkways, which go over the dunes and allow pedestrian crossing from the urban cluster to the...