Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Santa Clara 1728 in Lisbon, Portugal by Aires Mateus.Everything about Santa Clara 1728 in Lisbon, makes you want to cry (in appreciation). From the rich historical elements retained by local architecture practice, Aires Mateus, to the interplay of the selected materials that feel simple...
‘Cucurico’ Churrasqueira in LxFactory Complex in Alcântara, Lisbon by DC.AD.Duarte Caldas has honoured the industrial roots of the builing, but kept it vibrant, warm, and authentic with materials, lighting and painted...
Liquid Pavilion by DepA for The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal.DepA has completed a mirrored pavilion set on the grounds of a cultural institution Serralves, Portugal, originally designed by Ălvaro Siza in the...
Swimming In The Air: The Wall House on Portuguese Riviera by Guedes Cruz Arquitectos.The Wall House is a knockout 1,100 square metre home designed by Guedes Cruz Arquitectos, located in the coastal town of Cascais, in an area dubbed the Portuguese Riviera. There are many arresting features within this home set on an...
House Renovation in Ovar, Portugal by Nelson Resende.Having recently acquired the property in Ovar, Portugal, the client commissioned Nelson Resende to transform the entire house, inside and out, in order to maximise their homeâs full potential. Having studied the existing conditions in...
Stories On Design // Sliced Architecture.Sliced Architecture is an ode to skylights, primarily, but not just your regular, run-of-the-mill skylights. Puh-lease. When has regular anything been the topic of discussion around here? Exactly! Sliced Architecture takes into account the...
Cemetery Toilet Block in Ilhavo, Portugal by M2.senos.Cemetery toilet blocks are hardly the most appealing projects. But for M2.senos, this refurbishment in Ilhavo, Portugal presented an exciting...
Bricks Decoded: Curved Brick Buildings.Curves. And bricks. These are two concepts we donât usually associate with each other, at least not straight away, right? Since I personally love nothing more than challenging that which weâve all come to expect, I thought it would be...
