Villa Petra
Villa Petra

Villa Petra

A secret outpost dominating the landscape yet invisible to the rest of the world

Villa Petra - drone picture of a villa with a pool, a tennis court, a landscape design and an outdoor car park in Algarve
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An ambitious renovation of a featureless building set on sloping terrain.

Since the existing structure couldn’t be altered, the Studio designed new levels to harmonize the building with the site topography, creating movement and separating the day and night areas. On three levels, the house features a ground level entirely dedicated to the living area, perfect for hosting guests and having parties thanks to its connection with the outdoor swimming pool area, and upper and lower floors where the bedrooms are situated.

Location: Carvoeiro, Algarve,Portugal
Size: 600m2
Sector: private residential

Awards & features:
ArchiDaily Brasil Nomination: Building of the Year Awards 2021
Silver Medal Prémios Lusófonos de Arquitetura e Design de Interiores 2020
Architizer project of the day 1, December 2019
Architizer featured, 2019

Villa Petra - drone picture of a custom-made car park detail of a villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - modern villa car park architecture design Algarve Portugal
Villa Petra - drone picture of a panorama and a modern white villa in Algarve with a landscape design and a custom-made car park

traditional architecture
was kept but

masterly translated

into A contemporary gem

Villa Petra - white facade modern architecture villa in Algarve

The surrounding tropical garden, shelters this abode from prying eyes and guarantees absolute privacy, creating a feeling of exclusive isolation while dominating the landscape from its elevated position. The polyhedric garden plays a key role in the house, with a path leading the way and a series of terraces designed to facilitate the external wonders and jump from the tropics to the Mediterranean in a blink of an eye.

Villa Petra - pathway design for a designed outdoor car park in a villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - white exterior façade design modern architecture villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - minimal exterior architecture façade villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - interior design architecture element of interior architecture design of a villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - interior architecture skylight with a custom-made timber staircase design villa
Villa Petra - custom-made window and timber staircase of a villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - a woman dressed in black walking through the living room with a timber staircase showing in the back
Villa Petra - detail of a timber custom-made spiral staircase

The house has been dressed in Macael white marble, wrapped in a garment of preciousness and discrete contemporary luxury. Full-length windows have been added to this 600 m² house to increase the flow of light and to maximize the view of the incredible settings.

The house has been dressed in Macael white marble, wrapped in a garment of preciousness and discrete contemporary luxury. Full-length windows have been added to this 600 m² house to increase the flow of light and to maximize the view of the incredible settings.

Villa Petra - spiral timber interior staircase detail

THE INTERIORS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THE FLUIDITY OF THE LIVING SPACES AND THE MOVEMENT CREATED BY THE TIMBER STAIRCASES

Villa Petra - sculptural timber custom-made spiral staircase design

the real statement features of this property, together with the high windows and the skylights create an enticing interplay between indoors and outdoors

 

Villa Petra - floor custom-made timber in a bedroom with a window-looking Carvoeiro
Villa Petra - custom-made white marble bathroom with skylight in a villa in Algarve
Villa Petra - white marble bathroom design with a custom-made window looking to the outdoor pool

The design is minimal, but the character is added by the timber features that paint the room with their accent of colour and tridimensionality.

The design is minimal, but the character is added by the timber features that paint the room with their accent of colour and tridimensionality.

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