Alexandre Loureiro Architecture Studio designs RDG House.
Alexandre Loureiro Architecture Studio has rehabilitated a century-old abandoned summer house in a small village on the Costa Vicentina, Portugal. The project aimed to build with simple, indigenous materials that are traditionally present in the local culture, adapting them to the new challenges of contemporary living. The small narrow house measuring only 55 sqm was organized in a simple way, but very compartmentalized. The house has traditional rammed earth walls, wooden cage partitions, and a reed ceiling with the traditional "rat heel”. All furniture is made of natural wood, providing a natural harmony to the spaces and giving a sense of balance to the environment.