Small House with a Monumental Shower

A very old, small granite shack with a slightly distorted plan and a steep roof stands at the edge of a garden. Each of its two levels is a single room linked by a delicate spiral stair: living space below, bedroom under the roof.

The only addition is a bold tower attached to the main volume, holding a small bathroom below and a strikingly tall shower above. A curved wall upstairs ties the two together and hides pipes and storage. The Portuguese design team used white walls, striped wooden floors, white marble and mint green joinery inside, and a pattern of white and pink triangles outside.