Merging Volumes, Framing Views | PIMAA Architecture Studio

Angular geometry meets the soft contours of nature in this hillside retreat overlooking Portugal’s rice fields. Set against the tranquil landscape of Comporta, Portugal, and nestled within a serene pine forest, House 8 by PIMAA Architecture Studio explores a bold yet sensitive response to site, light, and lifestyle—blurring the boundaries between architecture and nature. Lead architect Gonçalo Pires Marques crafts a residence that both anchors into and elevates from the sloping terrain, creating a quiet tension between geometric clarity and natural immersion. The design pivots around two contrasting volumes—one dedicated to day, the other to night. These polyhedral forms don’t […]