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- Architects: Escritório de Arquitetos
- Location: 4940 Linhares, Portugal
- Architect In Charge: Nuno Flores
- Engineering: BO Associados
- Area: 120.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2014
- Photographs: João Morgado
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From the architect. Within the Paredes de Coura region, this construction dates from the year 1699 with secondary works in 1703. It’s integrated in a farm and was a farmer house. It follows the traditional architectural traits found throughout the rural landscape in the north of Portugal.
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In order to serve its new purpose for rural tourism the building was enlarged in order to work as an independent house with two bedrooms and a studio room. The addition of a wall was necessary. To keep the original character of the construction this new wall was built with similar width and stone.
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Facing south, the “L” shaped house allows the best use of its solar orientation with the creation of individual outdoor spaces that have separate access from each house.
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Floor Plan
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The reworked farmer house now functions as an independent building destined for modern rural tourism.
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