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Rural Retreat / Cercal House by Atelier Data
Embeds itself into the pastoral landscape in Alentejo, Portugal, the Cercal House is a fancy white geometry following to the sloped terrain and the water line.
Architects: Atelier Data
Location: Cercal do Alentejo, Portugal
Photography: Richard John Seymour
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Inspired by archetypal architecture, the house provides a modern take on familiar forms.
Introduction of patios as light-enhancing element and reflection in the interior, doubling the exterior spaces with a more intimate vocation; Functional program distribution considers the social area as the center of the house, around which is organized the remaining program of more restricted access.
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Intensification of the relationship between interior and exterior by extending the roof and projecting a platform that comes from the social area and is topped by a water plan – a tank that builds the platform boundary; Mediation between interior and exterior space through the introduction of a transition space – the porch.
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