São Brás de Alportel, Faro

With the ever-increasing demand for Eco-Friendly properties that also offer state-of-the-art living this semi-detached villa located just outside the bustling town of Sao Bras de Alportel offers just thatBioclimatic villas are a new concept to the Algarve and offer passive elements to maintain a comfortable living environment, harnessing sunshine to passively heat the house with radiant energy.These villas are Insulated Concrete-filled Form constructions. This is an ideal solution to passive house design. The concrete-filled walls and floors offer airtightness and the ICF assures continuous hyperinsulation without thermal bridges. The villas are built above ground, on stem footings, to eliminate any risk of rising damp. High-performance double-glazed windows and doors. All joinery is treated for air tightness for energy efficiency & draft elimination.These villas need hardly any active heating or cooling of living spaces. Even when the sun does not shine in the winter for a few days or in extremely high temperatures in the summer, the buildings high thermal mass, together with the hyper-insulated walls and high-performance joinery, maintains a stable temperature.The ventilation system, MVHR, sucks moisture and odours from the kitchen and bathrooms and exhausts them outside, at the same time providing a continuous supply of fresh filtered air. With the heat exchanger, the ambient temperature of the air is maintained. The filtered air is of particularly interesting for those suffering from pollen allergies. The villas also benefit from a solar-heated hot water system.The whole of the living area to this villa is open plan giving a light and airy feel with two sets of large double patio doors allowing this living space to flow onto the south-facing terrace outside. The fully fitted kitchen offers American-style fridge, induction hob, extractor, built-in oven, built-in microwave & dishwasher. A double bedroom with built-in wardrobes & en-suite walk-in shower room and a guest cloakroom are to be found on the ground floor and a stunning 4.4 m high window is a central feature that fully compliments the ground floor.To the first floor two further double bedrooms each with fitted wardrobes, en-suite shower rooms & both with large patio doors leading to a private balcony.The property benefits from a garage that leads from the living space and could if desired be used as additional living space due to again enjoying a large double door out to the garden. Within the garage there is also a useful utility area with plumbing for washing machine. The garden surrounding the house is fully enclosed and enjoys terracing in front of the house with a large pergola, swimming pool with a surrounding terrace & to the front garden where you drive in through the electric gates with intercom there is additional parking.These villas offer not only very comfortable living but will be low cost to run and bring a new style of living to the Algarve and will be ready for occupation in early 2025.This property is presented by Quintas and Casas, voted the best boutique real estate agency in Portugal in 2024.