From this analysis three lovely ones have emerged small mobile houses Of only 13 square meters, but endowed with everything necessary to live a perfect vacation: a comfortable bed (and, sometimes, even two), a living room with fireplace, a kitchen, a bathroom, a terrace in front of the lake … and an observatory to contemplate the stars, which in this unwilling area of the Alentejo look especially bright on the completely black mantle of the night.
«Instead of basing on the structure of conventional housing, we adopt the concept of a living object, where residents can experience and inhabit space at different levels, promoting a more organic and unique experience,» says Marrote, who has worked on this project with the architects João Filipe and Ramiro Carro.
Perhaps for this reason, each of the three houses has a different shape, although all resemble the materials used in their artisanal construction, as well as in their treatment. «In The interior of each small housewe opted for a wooden finish enchanted in line with the natural lime finishes of this region. For the soils, we bet on the traditional Portuguese pine. And abroad, we use cork cortex to cover the facade, imitating the surrounding forest and improving, at the same time, the isolation, ”recalls the architect.