Memory and contemporaneity - Rehabilitate, expand, integrate

The intervention began with the removal of inappropriate alterations and the recovery of the original construction elements.
The building regained its rural, refined, and authentic character, preserving the textures of the granite and the volumetric simplicity of the house.

The expansion was developed over the old annexed ruins — once animal pens and storage sheds — converting them into new habitable spaces: a bedroom, laundry room, and technical areas.
The new structure, in exposed iron, asserts itself with its own language, contemporary yet in dialogue with the existing.
Its voids are filled with "shirt and skirt" wooden panels and glazed panels, balancing transparency, texture, and lightness.

Light, landscape, and comfort

Inside, the project reorganized the functional layout, creating a fluid, bright, and comfortable home.
The new openings were precisely positioned, directing the view towards the landscape and the farm, and ensuring natural lighting in all rooms.
The old kitchen was preserved and enhanced — with the oven and fireplace with a smokehouse — as a living memory of the original house.

Thermal comfort is ensured by a system of heat pumps and fan-coils, also responsible for producing hot sanitary water.
In harmony with technological modernity, the traditional fireplace and wood stove remain as symbols of emotional comfort and rural identity.

Summary

The Farmhouse in Pico de Regalados is a contemporary reinterpretation of the Minho rural house, where tradition is treated as living matter.
A project that combines memory, technique, and landscape — and returns to architecture the most authentic sense of living with roots.