When we visited it for the first time, the house was uninhibited and looked sad. The original building was lost, spreading itself in multiple annexes over the land plot. Our objective was to keep alive the memory of the main house, with some minor intervention on its exterior.
Project name
Casa em Bencanta – House in Bencanta
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina
Location
Coimbra, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Pina
Design team
André Teixeira, Diana Cruz, Filipe Pina
Interior design
Interiors Team: Rita Morais
Typology
Residential › House
TheVagar Country House, a hotel space that make tribute to nature. The aim of the project was to enhance the architectural, historical and landscape heritage existing in this small mountain region in the Portuguese countryside, named Cova da Beira, in the town of Belmonte.
Project name
The Vagar – Country House
Architecture firm
David Bilo + Filipe Pina
Location
Serra da Esperança, Belmonte, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
David Bilo + Filipe Pina
Structural engineer
José Carlos Cardoso Ferreira
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Metal
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The renovation of a historic building in Vila Nova de Foz Côa by the architect Filipe Pina, using slate and shale as the main elements, creates a new contemporary home that respects the history of the place.
Project name
Casa Caldeira / Caldeira House
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina
Location
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Pina
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Slate and Shale
Typology
Residential › House
Situated in a natural shelter of a valley at the foot of the Serra da Estrela, close to the parish of Gonçalo, in a place also known locally by the name of Mora, this agricultural property has approximately 18ha of area, and is surrounded by a dense pine tree forest.
Project name
Casa NaMora (NaMora House)
Architecture firm
Filipe Pina, David Bilo
Location
Gonçalo, Guarda, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Filipe Pina, David Bilo
Design team
Filipe Pina, David Bilo, Diana Cruz
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
