Cabanas no Rio

Approximately an hour south of Lisbon, Portugal, and five minutes away from the Comporta beach, on the banks of the Sado River are these two cabins with 14m2 each. One features the bedroom and en-suite bathroom with a shower (which can be used indoors or outdoors); the other, a living room and a small kitchen for light meals. There’s also a small porch with amazing river views.
Cabanas no Rio (in English, Cabins on the River), were once fishermen’s huts. The reinterpretation project took place in 2013 and was designed by Aires Mateus, architects. The construction is entirely in reclaimed timber, including most of the furniture, and the whole structure was built off-site and transported by a truck.
The timber was purposely left exposed and therefore subjected to the weather that will keep on changing it. For the Architects this means not degradation but an identity change.
And you can even spend the night here. Cabanas no Rio is a great complement to the region, well-known for its white-sand beaches, wine, food and dolphin, stork and flamingo watching.

Marta.

Photos by Nelson Garrido