A few metres from Tavira Castle, in the extensive courtyard of a ruined building, a housing complex consisting of thirteen T2 and T3 bedroom duplex units is being built.
The facade facing Rua Miguel Bombarda will be rehabilitated and the building enlarged to create apartments with private exterior spaces. The tower on the site, identified as part of the medieval defensive wall of the city of Tavira, will be preserved for its heritage value and integrated into one of the dwellings.
The remaining housing blocks are developed in an L-formation in the old courtyard, attached to the existing façade wall, introducing a concept of courtyard houses. The patio, present both in the rehabilitation and in the new construction, takes on a formal centrality as an essential component in the maximisation of natural light and in the ordering of the space and its experience, creating an organic feeling of sequence and multiplicity in the exterior areas.
On the upper floors, the volumetry is loosened, with setbacks and advances creating terraces and outdoor spaces with greater privacy. Typical features of the Algarve's vernacular architecture, the terraces and roof terraces create a subtle combination of regional heritage and a contemporary approach, with fragmentation bringing the whole closer to the traditional design of the urban surroundings of Tavira's historic centre.
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