Villa Pernoi Mário Martins Atelier

Villa Pernoi Mário Martins Atelier

HOUSES•LAGOS, PORTUGAL

Architects: Mário Martins Atelier

Year: 2019

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Barbot, Baxi, Catalano, Chainlight, Daikin, Grohe, J.Dias, Saint-Gobain, Ihome, Pedrosa e Filhos, Zodiac

On a sizable property with east and south facing views is Villa Pernoi. The vista is completely engulfed by the 

area's extreme greenery, the expansive, sweeping bay of Lagos, and the ebbing and flowing tides of the Alvor 

estuary. To take use of the various points of interest, the scale of the surroundings, and the relationship with 

the location where the house is built, the client's specifications, the topography, and the expansive vistas 

required an organic design.

The garden might pass through the home through an open area, creating a garden patio. Without any other purpose, it is the opposite of a volume, a non-space, or a vacuum. The purpose of this patio is to arrange the views and give the impression that the house is cohesive. The best connection to the lines and scale of the surrounding countryside is made by the crisp, angular lines that emanate from this patio.

Additionally, it is clear how the house interacts with the travertine limestone that covers its entire lower 

floor. By burying the structure in the ground and visibly easing the white of the upper story, it simultaneously 

reduces the building's size. The walkway that provides direct access and the upper level both float over the 

garden.

This is the floor where the living room, kitchen and adjoining terraces coexist in a spacious area, with different 

views and atmospheres. The two largest bedrooms, with private patios, are in a more secluded part of the house. On the lower floor, which serves as a basement, are the other bedrooms and also support areas for the running of the house. On this level, the long rectangular swimming pool appears in the middle of the garden. The house wants to be discreet, quietly settled in its place.

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