Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar
08/02/2013.
[Bornes de Aguiar] Portugal
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This set of cabins by the Portuguese architects Luís Rebelo de Andrade and Diogo Aguiar is a proposal that could well be in a Nordic country due to the exceptional landscape in which it is located. A Portuguese parish of the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar. A set of seven pieces of accommodation that are sensitively integrated into the forest.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Interior view of Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Interior view of Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © FG + SG. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Interior view of Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Interior view of Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Photography © ITS - Ivo Tavares Studio. Courtesy of ARCHMOV #02.
Site plan. Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Ground floor. Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Elevation. Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Elevation. Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
Possible organizations in plant. Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park by Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar. Courtesy of Diogo Aguiar.
The volume of the large trees and the place, as well as the delicacy with which the architects approach the project, being respectful of nature and trying not to alter the existing natural context, reflect the dimension of the project.
Memory of project
The new eco-resort of Parque de Pedras Salgadas, Portugal, consists of a set of seven small houses in perfect harmony with the surrounding outstanding nature.
Designed in a modular prefabrication system but flexible to adapt to the specific places within the park, these houses result in several different combinations of the same three modules (entrance/bathing - living - sleeping) creating different morphologies and different dialogues with the surrounding nature, wisely occupying the empty spaces between the trunks of large trees and, at the same time, allowing each home to be unique, special and worth visiting.
The pitched roofs that characterise the intervention redefine the contours of the park boundary and result, within the houses in comfortable but dynamic spaces.
The vain corner contradicts the structural logic of the house but creates the illusion that the park is inside the house framing living nature pictures.
The outer coating in slate tile refers to the local construction traditions and the slatted wood used when there is a balcony creates the perfect resting spaces.
Text: Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar.
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Architects
Luís Rebelo de Andrade & Diogo Aguiar.
Project team
Madalena Rebelo de Andrade, Raquel Jorge, João Jesus.
Client
UNICER.
Builder
Modular System.
Area
687,96 sqm. 1 EcoHouse — 52,92 sqm \ 12 EcoHouse2 — 635,04 sqm.
Dates
Year.- completion, 2012.
Venue / Localitation
Pedras Salgadas, Portugal.
Luis Rebelo de Andrade
Luís Rebelo de Andrade graduated with distinction in 1986 in the architectural course at the Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa, while working and developing major projects with Intergaup, a national and internationally awarded Portuguese architectural practice.
In 1988 he opens his own company and starts developing the project for the English Embassy in Lisbon, and the Casa do Artista, a public building for retiring artists, which earns him an important role in the Portuguese architectural panorama.
During his career, he earns several awards for his achievements in architecture and design, among which are the most innovative Portuguese project in 2007 and the best rehabilitation project in the city of Beja, Portugal.
The Aquapura Douro Hotel&Spa was considered the best hotel in Portugal in 2008, and one of the 100 best hotels in the world, by several national and international publications.
He emphasizes sustainable building and site development as fundamental to the innovative and imaginative design.
Is currently working, among other relevant projects, on a 1000 hectares master plan for a new city in Montenegro, near the Adriatic Sea, that involves a key responsibility on the sustainability scene, being considered by the Montenegro government a priority and pioneering projects.
DIOGO AGUIAR
Diogo Aguiar is the co-founder and principal architect of LIKEarchitects.
He received his degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto (F.A.U.P.) and he has practiced architecture with Ben Van Berkel in UNStudio in Amsterdam.
Together with Teresa Otto, he established LIKEarchitects, an award-winning practice focused on the design of ephemeral architectural objects and on socially relevant international competitions. Their proposed architecture, which is attentive to the current socio-economic situation, aims to boost places and involve the community in critical participation in urban space, having Installation, Happening and Urban Art as daily references.
Diogo has also teamed up with Luís Rebelo de Andrade for designing an Eco-Resort in Pedras Salgadas, in the north of Portugal, built in 2012.
Diogo has also written articles for national publications.
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