Dezeen Debate features a "magnificent" fortress home in Portugal

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The studio converted a neglected structure into a blocky, white-rendered home in Santo Tirso, Portugal, which they described as "a dense and closed fortress". The home is set back from a retained facade and sits within existing stone perimeter walls on the site.
Some commenters were infatuated by the project with one describing it as "