Description by “AZO. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados“: Our client asked us to reform an old dovecote in the backyard of his home. We decided to propose a playhouse for the children and a balneary to serve the pool on the ground floor. The whole family loved the idea.
photography by © Nelson Garrido
We wanted a playroom inspired by magic, fantasy and also by the childhood dreams and memories…
We decided to transform the old dovecote in a minimal concrete «tree house» that represent these memories and fantasies of pure and peaceful way. We look for a way that seemed the main volume is levitating as a tree house but simultaneously it had to be balanced and pure.
photography by © Nelson Garrido
The idea was that the interior was absent from superfluous elements and was gradually decorated by the works and toys of these children as a reflection of the consumer society we are experiencing.
Some elements remained of the original building as the triangular window through which entered doves.
photography by © Nelson Garrido
Project Info:
Architects: AZO. Sequeira Arquitectos Associados
Location: Soutelo, Portugal
Author: Mário Sequeira
Team: Pedro Soares, Fátima Barroso, Jorge Vilela, João Alves
Area: 54.0 m2
Year of project: 2015
Photographies: Nelson Garrido
Structural Engineer: BO Associados
Project Info: The Dovecote
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