Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta n Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard.
Encompassing a main home and four smaller, near-identical guesthouses, Casa da Encosta draws on traditional architecture of the region ? with the studio opting for "ancient" materials such as wood and lime render.
SIA Arquitectura has completed a home with lime-rendered walls in Portugal
"The design was inspired by the traditional architecture of this coastal region of Portugal, which is closely tied to basic local materials and techniques," studio co-founder Ana Cravinho told Dezeen.
"We studied the scale of these buildings and drew inspiration from their often delicate and fragile nature, while being highly responsive to the territory and the people." The residence is comprised of a series of volumes
To increase the home's privacy, SIA Arquitectura organised the volumes at the site's outer edge, surrounding a centralised garden, to act as a "protective wall".
The main home, which sits at the raised end of the sloping site, is composed of two parallel volumes bridged together by a central, perpendicular volume that contains a spacious living area with large, sliding doors that open up to the garden.
A living space leads out to the adjacent garden
A pitched wooden roof tops the central space and extends to shelter a portion of the two adjacent volumes, as well as shad...