Wood, as a material that is highly corruptible by weather, plays a fundamental role in the project of the huts, as they are totally exposed to it and therefore they will change with time. Moreover, it is a constant reference to nature, the river, the wharf and the world of sailing, establishing relations between the cabanas an the landscape.
The project is a rural refuge that allows its inhabitants to spend some time by the river, and so it has two minimum spaces: a living and cooking area and a sleeping room with a toilet. These functions interact with the slope of the roofs, a shape that responds to the archetype of a house.
Description of the proyect by Aires Mateus
The wharf is medieval and assembled with wood. Its identity is kept long beyond the material’s resistance. An identity that allows to change, to replace, keeping all the values. The project develops two spaces: one to unwind with the support of a kitchen integrated in the same material of the walls; other as a sleeping area with a small bathroom and a shower. The construction is entirely finished in reused wood, subjected to the weather that will keep on changing it. The forms, highly archetypal, are designed by the incorporation of the functions in these minute areas, and by the varied inclination of the ceilings that tension the spaces according to their function.
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Location.- Comporta, Grândola, Portugal.
Construction Surface.- 26m²
Architects.- Manuel e Francisco Aires Mateus.
Coordination.- Maria Rebelo Pinto.
Colaborators.- Luz Jiménez, David Carceller.
Client.- João Rodrigues.
Project date.- 2013
Construction date.- 2013
Structure.- Cenário Perfeito.
Electricity.- Cenário Perfeito.
Construtor.- Cenário Perfeito.
