INTO THE WOODS
Anchored to a Braga hillside high above the Cávado River this concrete, glass and timber fortress
protects its occupants from the world behind cantilevered shutters. The only interference, a chattering
mountain stream - winds through the architecture to spill from a naturally filtered pool - escaping
beneath a vast terrace in the expansive gardens below.
For all its presence, this striking family home by firm Carvalho Araújo, hunkers down amongst old
winding roads and hillside plots - almost disappearing amongst the tall eucalyptus. Only upon
entering this imposing sanctum can you really appreciate its scale.
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