- of TAVIRA in the Algarve, Portugal.

The "scissors' (de tesoura) roofs", sometimes also called treasury's (de tesouro) and the latticed shutters or screens (called de reixa) on doors and windows, which are made of thin timber strips, are the most significant elements of local traditional architecture.
Both solutions were developed to allow a better ventilation and coolness, inside the houses, and can be seen in simple or erudite residencies.

[Originally posted on Feb 15th, 2008]

Category: DOORS AND WINDOWS