The house is set within the Barrocal landscape, between the sea and the Algarve hills.

A single parallelepiped volume, positioned along the southern edge of the plot, emphasizes the relationship between the house and the landscape. To the west lies the village of Santa Bárbara de Nexe, and to the south, the city of Faro and the sea. The house frames the landscape, selecting the most compelling views.

This main volume is bounded to the south by a հաստ thick wall that protects the principal living spaces, and to the north by a set of three smaller projecting volumes containing the staircase, the kitchen pantry, and the master bedroom’s bathroom, which shape and prepare the approach to the house. Entry is made through a courtyard within the main volume.

A sequence of interconnected spaces, organized from east to west, defines the main living areas: the master bedroom, entrance courtyard, kitchen, living room, solarium, and swimming pool. On the lower floor, there are three additional bedrooms.

The kitchen, with its suspended skylight—an inverted “diamond”—forms the central space of the house. In the living room, a fireplace integrated into the thick wall, where one can sit, creates a space of a different character and more intimate scale. Light and shadow are sculpted through courtyards and skylights throughout the house.

A monolith of raw concrete reinforces the aridity and sparseness of the landscape, seeking continuity with it.

The atmosphere of the house is marked by the strong presence of concrete in contrast with steel elements—windows, doors, and cabinets. The water-related spaces—pool, kitchen, washbasins, and showers—are built in solid white marble.

The house takes on a ruin-like character in the landscape, as if it had long existed there. This is perceived when approaching from the surrounding territory, where at first glance only the exterior and empty spaces that protect the inhabited areas are visible.

The generous scale of the spaces and their linear organization evoke the idea of a contemporary palace, culminating to the west in the swimming pool—a “Water Room” that softens the relationship with the Mediterranean climate.