NUEC + MMAP Museums in Portugal by Alvaro Siza + Eduardo Souto de Moura.Two white museums sit beside each other in the city of San Tirso, Portugal. Constructed three centuries apart, the two buildings differ in style, size and purpose but share a common visual and spatial sensibility. Pritzker Prize winning...
Real Estate Agency in Portugal by Fala Atelier Features Marble Partitions.This clever little fitout by Portuguese architecture studio Fala Atelier is a transformation of an old clothing store in Porto into a real estate agency. The base building was already refurbished in the early 1990s, so the client gave the...
Chiado Apartment in Lisbon, Portugal by Fala Atelier.Weāve said it before and weāll say it again... For us, good design is so much more than the sparkly end result. Which is why we always do our best to hustle for these assets, not just the glossy pictures. Chiado Apartment in Lisbon...
Stories On Design // Barn House Conversions.Barn-houses very much remind me of my childhood, and houses in which my grandparents used to live, and some of my uncles and aunties still do. I've grown up knowing so many barns looking like a "before shot", so seeing ultra sharp, modern...
Stories On Design // Top Shelf.Today's story focuses on shelving that's more than just the name itself suggests. Top Shelf is an ode to joinery elements that play an integral part within interior architecture. Top Shelf acts both as a sculptural and a functional room...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean, right?...
Wonderplants by Sarah Illenberger.We are really fond of creatives like Sarah Illenbergerā the spontaneous types who donāt stop thinking or making, regardless of where they are or what they are doing. āWonderplantsā is the perfect example of such an attitude, a...
Minimalism Meets Pink Marble & Heritage Tiles at NANA Apartment in Lisbon by rar.studio.This apartment is proof that the Portuguese always have, and always will have, a very special way with materials. NANA Apartment by rar.studio is a minimalist residence on Lisbon's waterfront. Located within a lofty 19th century building,...
Stories On Design // Take Me To Church.Regardless of whether or not you love churches, it is difficult to deny the extraordinary power of these sacred elemental spaces. In today's world full of noise, the church represents a little break, and a sweet moment of peace. To...
