Residential
2025
Casa Cortiça
A long, low house of larch and cork in the Alentejo plain, shaped by the wind and the slow arc of the sun.
Location
Montemor-o-Novo, Alentejo
Year
2025
Area
310 m²
Status
On site
Coordinates
38.6480° N, 8.2160° W
(Notes) Project text
Drawings and photographs © Solyno Atelier. Photography in daylight only.
Between cork oaks and wheat fields, the house is a single line of rooms facing south. Its back is turned to the north wind; its front opens to a veranda as long as the house itself.
Built from the landscape
Expanded cork insulation from a mill forty kilometres away wraps the timber frame. The larch cladding will silver within three summers, until the house is the colour of the dry grass around it.
Construction began in early 2025. The family plans to move in for the harvest of 2026.
Status
On site. The timber frame and roof are complete; joinery is being made in our workshop partner’s shop in Évora.
Have a site in mind?
Tell us about it. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.