HAMA / MORI - Setting
In the light of the south

Shaped by the Atlantic, Vilamoura rests along Portugal’s southern shore, between ocean and landscape, openness and retreat. Here, HAMA / MORI gives form to a quieter way of living, where architecture, light, shadow and materiality come together in close contact with the land.

NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
A Quiet Dialogue

HAMA and MORI form two distinct compositions in quiet dialogue: one held within the cadence of Vilamoura, the other opening toward a more expansive landscape. Different in character yet connected by the same vision, they reflect a careful balance between presence and retreat, openness and privacy, atmosphere and restraint.

NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27
Through impressions

Created on site, this impression gathers the atmosphere of Vilamoura: Atlantic air, southern light, passing shade and the quiet rhythm between landscape and retreat.

NORM ARCHITECTS KINUTA TERRACE WEB 27

Watercolour, pencil and black ink on 180 g/m² paper, 32cm × 112cm

Artwork © Pedro Loureiro

It was the south
the open light, the gentle breeze,
the nearness of the sea.