House in Almada – SETUBAL

5 bedroom villa, which was designed and built by an engineer, with 420 sqm of gross living area and 80 sqm of garden, which has spectacular views over the Tagus Estuary and the São João de Caparica beach. It is a single family villa with a lot of natural light which stands in a corner plot with good solar orientation being east, south and west facing. It is very open to the outdoors with its large double glazed balcony doors and windows in lacquered aluminium frames protected by shutters with removable wings. The walls are double tiled with air gaps and are thermally insulated with Wallmate. The slabs are of reinforced concrete and the floors of the living areas are tiled while those of the bedrooms and the studio are in solid Canadian Oak boards. The villa is spread over 4 storeys and has 5 bedrooms, 4 of which have fitted wardrobes. The living and dining rooms are split level and the terrace and balconies have panoramic views. The entrance hall has an artistic staircase which circles around the inside of a tower which is panelled with glass tiling. There is also an equipped kitchen, a barbecue, a garden, an office, a studio, a laundry room and a medium sized garage for 3 cars. The villa has air conditioning on the ground and second floors and the living area is equipped with a wood burning stove which heats 3 of the bedrooms on the floor above. The energy classification of the house is B-. It is situated in a small village located between Costa da Caparica and Trafaria which developed on the ‘Arriba Fóssil’ clifftop and has one of the prettiest views to be found over the Tagus Estuary.