{"id":479,"date":"2025-07-31T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=479"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:08:18","slug":"joao-tiago-aguiar-arquitectos-converts-portuguese-windmill-into-coastal-guesthouse-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/joao-tiago-aguiar-arquitectos-converts-portuguese-windmill-into-coastal-guesthouse-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u0101o Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos converts Portuguese windmill into coastal guesthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A palette of glossy green tiles<\/a> and terracotta-toned render defines AIP House Az\u00f3ia, a guesthouse<\/a> that Portuguese studio Jo\u0101o Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos has created in a former windmill in Az\u00f3ia.<\/span><\/p>\n

AIP House Az\u00f3ia sits among coastal cliffs of Cape Roca, occupying a former windmill and three of its accompanying buildings.<\/p>\n

Lisbon-based Jo\u0101o Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos<\/a> wanted the guesthouse to blend in with and “mirror” the landscape, both literally through a new volume clad in mirrored glass, and symbolically through ocean-coloured tiles and earth-toned render.<\/p>\n

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Jo\u0101o Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos has converted a former windmill into a guesthouse in Portugal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The core concept of the design was to make architecture as no architecture, blending it as much as possible with the landscape and plot,” the studio told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Being close to the sea and the Cape Roca were fundamental for our choice of colours and materials,” it added.<\/p>\n

“The structural tile resembles the water of the sea and its movement, while the colour of the facade mimics the colour of the stone and cliffs from Cape Roca.”<\/p>\n

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Green tiles and mirrored surfaces adorn its exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cylindrical form of the old windmill houses a standalone guesthouse, while a series of bedrooms and living, dining and kitchen spaces sit within the three former mill buildings.<\/p>\n

According to Jo\u0101o Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos, there was another volume in poor condition, which has been replaced with a mirror-clad extension that links the living, dining and kitchen areas to additional bedrooms and a games room.<\/p>\n

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The residence encompasses four buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The link extension is finished with highly reflective glass panels to provide expansive views out from within while reflecting the surrounding rocks and vegetation on the exterior.<\/p>\n

Wrapping the ground floor of the other buildings are triangular tiles handmade by artist Maria Ana Vasco Costa with blue-green tones. They are laid in zigzag patterns, which the studio said “evokes the movement of the ocean”.<\/p>\n