Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑 by David Bastos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与房地产项目设计 Competition Category.

银房地产· 2026

Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑

by David Bastos

Client: DB Arquitetos

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 房地产 Category

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The Design

About Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑

卡斯凯什公寓（Condominio Cascais）是位于葡萄牙卡斯凯什沿海地区的一处住宅开发项目，由巴西建筑师大卫·巴斯托斯（David Bastos）设计。项目坐落于俯瞰大西洋的坡地之上，别墅以台地形式布局，以保留朝向大海和吉亚灯塔（Farol da Guia）的开阔视野。每个单元均在天然石材与木质结构中融入私人花园和泳池。该设计将建筑与景观相连接，强调开放性、私密性以及与自然的持续接触。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Condominio Cascais 住宅建筑是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This luxury residential project in Cascais, Portugal, is situated on an inclined plot of land with all of the houses oriented to maximize views of the sea and the Farol Santa Marta. The project presents two types of layers: two-and-a-half-acre units with piscines in the area of the highest floors and three-and-a-half-acre units with piscines in the area closest to the sea. This approach maximizes each resident's perspective. Using brise-soleil and elevated points in an exuberant landscape, the architecture combines natural, wood and glass with contemporary design solutions.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project consists of luxurious apartments with escalated typologies, such as units of two or three floors. The units in the upper slope of the land consist of two pavements with private pools. The units in the lower of the land consist of three pavements with private pools with an infinite border in the covered area and extensive wood terrain. The building incorporates energy-efficient systems, such as electrical isolation, integrated LED lighting, and water collection for irrigation, supporting deep paisagism All of the units are oriented along the shoreline for maximum exposure to the sea.
Tags: Luxury Residential, Condominium, Cascais, Portugal, Sea View, Farol da Guia, Modern Architecture, Biophilic Design, Indoor-Outdoor Living, Rooftop Pool, Private Garden, Elevated Walkways, Brise-Soleil, Contemporary Villas, Sloping Terrain.
Production Technology: The project's execution makes use of a contemporary concrete structure equipped for the volumes in the balancing of several avenues and subterranean storage. The facade combine high-quality natural materials, wood composts, and high-performance, low-emissivity video extensions. The solar protection characteristics are achieved by the use of brise-soleil metal that is manufactured under pressure or with perforated paints. Paisagism was designed to give residents privacy in layers supported by large wall of land containment and integrated drainage systems.
Design Challenge: The most challenging task was to simultaneously optimize views and privacy in each unit while successfully adjusting to the terrain's inclination, Since the idea was for all the houses to face the sea and see the Farol Santa Marta, building houses in rows was unfeasible. In order to prevent the lower homes from obstructing the upper homes' view and compromising their privacy, the solution was to create roads displaced for the construction of the houses and place the pools in different levels.
Research: Research focuses on maximizing the unique panoramic views of the area sea and Farol Santa Marta. while minimizing the effects of the inclined terrain and strong coastal sunlight. This led to the development of two different, but similar, types of houses and their strategic placement: the lower units gain altitude for the view through several avenues and the piscina in the cover, while the higher units maintain the connection with the sole. The local climate analysis informed the design of a brise-soleil system to control solar and ventilation, ensuring comfort in external spaces and with a video facade.
Inspiration: The design was primarily inspired by the resort's contemporary architecture and Biofílico design (connection with nature). It blends elements of tropical modernism, such as the use of open spaces, natural materials, and sun management through the use of telas and beaars, with the experience of life in the elevated passarelas. The idea is to create a quiet, solitary, and sophisticated environment.
Project Duration: The project was conceived in November 2017 and completed in November 2021. The project is located in Cascais, Portugal, while the design work was completed in Salvador-BA, Brazil.
Operation Flow: The user interacts with the condominium as a highly private and integrated resort community. The residents enter through a controlled access point that leads to the subterranean establishment. From this point forward, the vertical access leads directly to the homes. The pedestrian flow is controlled by dedicated walkways and elevated, exclusive points that serve as platforms for circulation and observation, connecting units to common amenities like playgrounds, fogueiras, and natural gardens. The main interest is the perfect life both inside and outside, with large windows that open directly to private areas for land, gardens, and piscinas, all of which are enhanced by the expansive view of the sea
Image Credits: Professional photographs from Fernando Guerra