The house is in Praia del Rey on the outskirts of the historic city of Obidos. The area is characterised by neo- traditional modern villas, old farms, golf courses and is surrounded by conifer forests. 

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Architects: Russell Jones Architects, RSM arquitecto

Location: Obidos, 2510, Portugal

Area: 350.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Joao Morgado

Collaborators: Ricardo Soares Martins, Robbie Hyde, Emanuel Placido, Claudio Soares

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The house is in Praia del Rey on the outskirts of the historic city of Obidos. The area is characterised by neo- traditional modern villas, old farms, golf courses and is surrounded by conifer forests. 
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The client?s brief to the architect was to create a clean modern sustainable house which would respond to its environment, enable the family to interact with each other and the landscape and surrounding countryside. 

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Ground Floor Plan

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The site faces south-west surrounded by trees overlooking a famous golf course and views of the Atlantic sea. It is accessed of a local road and the site slopes gently towards the golf course with a few mature conifer trees on the site itself. 

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The main pedestrian access off the road into the house is over a bridge into the ground floor. This is the heart of the hou...