Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Beam, WindowsEco Village Zmonte / CAVE - WindowsEco Village Zmonte / CAVE - SofaEco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Chair, BeamEco Village Zmonte / CAVE - More Images+ 12

Viana do Alentejo, Portugal
  • Architects: CAVE
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  60
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ArteCarlo, Cave, João Lopes Iluminação
  • Architect In Charge: Joana Torre do Valle, Joao Pedro Pinto
  • City: Viana do Alentejo
  • Country: Portugal
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Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Windows, Beam
© Joana Torre do Valle

Text description provided by the architects. This project is a partnership with JGDS, a contractor specialized on adapting containers into eco villas. 

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Windows
© Joana Torre do Valle

The challenge put by the client was to design a better version of the eco villa that where developed so far. 

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Chair, Beam
© Joana Torre do Valle

CAVE redesigned the floorplan - both interior and exterior spaces - the finishings and tailormade design objects, essencial for the wel-lfunctioning of the villa.

Courtesy of CAVE

The spacial concept was to merge the interior with the exterior and transform the social area in one big space with diferent ambients and functions. The bedrooms are all distributed on the same facade to assure privacy and less exposure, while the social and exterior area are oriented south west where they find the best view and sun exposure.

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Door
© Joana Torre do Valle

Starting with two 12.5x2.5m containers, space was obviously limited and so it was important to provide well-lit, practical open spaces, thus all the spaces are white and the floor light grey.

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Windows, Bedroom
© Joana Torre do Valle

Being a vacation house, time is an important theme to bring and create identity and life to the house, so all the exterior space is untreated wood that turns grey with time and makes the interior and exterior melt into one unique space whith similar colors and materials.

 All the furniture is design by CAVE.

Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE - Beam, Windows
© Joana Torre do Valle

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Cite: "Eco Village Zmonte / CAVE" 04 Nov 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/798579/eco-village-zmonte-cave> ISSN 0719-8884

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