January 2017 · Comporta, Portugal · Completed in January 2020

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This summer house is inspired in the beautiful Palafitic Pier in Carrasqueira, Comporta, a structure composed of hardwood pillars and beams supporting a path that gives access to fishermen’s sheds and boats.

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This house is built on a sand dune and elevated through a hardwood piles and beams structure.

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Composed of various wooden boxes dispersed along the plot, tied together by the circulation, the house invites the light to flow in through the space in-between and enhances the dialogue between the interior and exterior as one flows through one space to another.

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Photography credits: Francisco Nogueira