Housing Project - 11 Homes

Housing project by Can-Ran Arquitecture from Lisbon with 11 homes - Rua dos limpinhos / Rua do Santana - in Tavira (2011)
The project occupies a prominent place in the city, both for its location on a census and for its proximity to the Santa Ana Church and the viewpoint of Alto de Santana. The terrain has a trapezoidal shape. This relationship with the environment is reinforced by the white color, the building mass and the layout of the facades,

The appearance is determined in a modular sequence by the rhythm of the spans, volumes: full and empty and the selection of materials used: limestone from the region and tiles from St. Catarina. All houses have terraces on the roof, reinforcing the tradition of the Algarve roof terrace.

The houses always have 3 levels, connected by internal and external stairs.
Level 1 - Ground floor, private area: rooms with access to the patio and toilet facilities
Level 2 - Floor 1, social area: living room and kitchen
Level 3 - Roof terrace and hipped roof

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