GSS arquitectos designs stunning house in Cacela Velha.

GSS arquitectos has completed the rehabilitation of an old house in Cacela Velha, Portugal. The upper floor of the house resulted in an unbalanced and bizarre volumetry, so the architects created a pergola with a light shading cover in pine poles to return some volumetric coherence to the construction. They also created two vertical spans to counteract the negative visual impact of the blind façade to the north. The patio concept was reinvented with a lounge area and a small swimming pool with the character of a pond, while the entire outdoor space is walled to ensure privacy for the interior of the patio.