House in the Grove
Location
Sintra, Portugal
Year
2023
Typology
Residential
Area
310 m²
Status
Completed
Client
Private
A single-storey concrete house folded into a grove of bamboo and pines.
A long wall that bends to protect the trees, and opens wherever they allow.
No tree on the site was removed. The house follows a line through the grove that our surveyors marked over three weeks, adjusting its length and curvature to the existing trunks.
The roof edge lifts and drops with the canopy, letting light into the rooms where the bamboo is thinnest.
The north facade, cast with a relief that catches the low winter light.
Architecture — ARQVE
Landscape — Atelier Mata
Photography — Unsplash (placeholder)
Expertise
Residential Design, Architecture
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