Quinta das Oliveiras house . MELIDES
José Adrião Arquitetos . photos: © FRANCISCO NOGUEIRA . NUNO ALMENDRA -model-
This house is located on a plain, a few kilometres inland from Portugal’s Atlantic coast. This area is sparsely populated, with scattered houses built on plots of various sizes. Originally, such properties – including this one – were intended for foresters
or farmers.
Quinta das Oliveiras has similar characteristics. It consists of a small cultivation area, a pine forest, and a set of buildings with poor construction quality:
a house and some support sheds. Continue reading José Adrião