Sleeping in the Vines: Ventozelo Hotel in Douro Valley by Santelmo & Pereira.Sleeping in a concrete wine vat or in an old barn is part of the experience at this Douro property with more than 400 hectares and 500 years of history. From an animal shelter to olive oil mills, the various buildings of the Quinta were...
Gladstone Wellness Members Club, Lisbon by Studio Gameiro.At Gladstone wellness members club, Studio Gameiro has delivered an inspiring space to seek serenity or achieve fitness goals. Encapsulating the beauty of Lisbon, this interior transports visitors into an oasis with russet hues and an...
Democratising the Family Home: Rua Maria Apartment in Lisbon by BUREAU.The latest venture by Lisbon-based architecture firm BUREAU is a truly evolved dwelling that defies expectations. Dubbed Maria, the studio describes it as “just an apartment”, although it’s a bit more than that – this experimental...
Heritage Hotel Transformed into an Opulent Lisbon Apartment by ESQVTA.“Any kind of intervention in this space should not interfere with the existing one,” says Vitor Almeida, principal architect at ESQVTA. “More than proposing, it was necessary to omit. More than designing, it was necessary to...
Sun Tan Noodle Restaurant in Lisbon by DC.AD + Mariana Peralta.Get ready to party in red while enjoy Asian inspired comfort food with DC.AD and Mariana Peralta-designed SUN TAN Noodle Restaurant. Located inside an art deco building in Lisbon, the interior is revitalised with outgoing patterns of red...
Ethereal Mammoth: Beeline Textile Installation by SO-IL at MAAT Museum in Lisbon.In a new exhibition from prominent NYC architects, SO-IL, a large-scale fabric installation intersects the MAAT museum located in Belem, Lisbon. Introducing a new clandestine entrance to the museum, the playful exhibition fosters discourse...
Highlighting Natural Materials: Restaurant Nómada in Lisbon by Spacegram.Otherworldly and experiential, Spacegram’s design for Restaurante Nómada captures the ethereal energy of travel and nomadic life, while highlighting natural materials in a surprising way. The studio has reinvigorated a barren and...
Manchester Building Refurbishment in Lisbon by Rar.Studio.When Rar.Studio initially viewed the forgotten interiors of Manchester Building, they were met with the decaying bones of a previously elegant structure. Intricate mouldings swirl across the ceiling while charming double doors frame...
Uneven House in Porto: Project 090 by Fala Atelier.Fala Atelier has transformed the ground floor of a shop and its basement into a quirky apartment filled with unexpected elements. The 180 square metre interior is described by architects as “a stubborn composition of doors and openings...