Casal dos Reis 

Client: Private house, garden design and installation
Location: Azoia, Portugal 
Size: 1,5 hectare 
Phase: under-construction
Year: 2025-2026 

TEAM 

Landscape design & installation: Camille Bouchard 
Architecture & Interiors: Alberto Caetano
Structural Engineer: Betar 
Consultancy Contractor: Gofermod LDA 
Irrigation and water management consultency: Dor Havkings Public water and Irrigation installation: Urbanizimbra – Obras publicas é  particulares LDA 

This project seeks to weave the house seamlessly into its wild Mediterranean  surroundings, creating a landscape that feels as though it has always belonged  there. 

The design unfolds in two phases — first, crafting the immediate spaces around  the home: a welcoming entrance, intimate patios, and a pool garden that  balances beauty with discretion. Then, expanding outward into a broader vision  for the land, transitioning from curated garden to olive grove, open meadow,  and untamed nature. 

Throughout, the approach prioritises privacy, ecological sensitivity, and low  maintenance, with a planting palette rooted in native, drought-resilient species  that restore the continuity of the landscape lost during construction. Every  technical constraint, from fire access routes to electricity poles, is turned into a  design opportunity rather than a compromise. 

The result is a living space that invites you to slow down, observe, and  reconnect with nature.