A small summer house nestles into the sloping topography, hiding among the dense vegetation of the Vila de Muros countryside, near the Douro river in Portugal. Pablo Pita Architects designed a simple, abstract volume on two levels: on the upper floor, the open-plan living room is defined by a central wooden core, which compacts the services; on the lower floor there are three bedrooms.
Full-height openings frame the hilly landscape from Forja House. The exterior of the house is characterised by a concrete water tank, which ties to an existing granite wall and a path used by the animals.