Stories On Design // Mesmerising Mirrors in Art & Architecture.The magic of mirrors has played a theme role in our childhood stories - from mirrors on walls used by wicked step mothers to portals to step through into different worlds. Much like the world of childhood fairytales, todays Story is...
Prazeres Building in Lisbon, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos.Portuguese studio Aurora Arquitectos frequently came across a dilemma when designing and intervening in apartment buildings: in order to have a garden, one must renounce the view, and in turn, to have a view it means being relegated to an...
Second Home Co-Working Space in Lisbon by SelgasCano Features 1,000 Plants.Designed by award-winning Spanish architects Selgascano, Second Home Lisboa's jungle-like interior is bursting with vivid colours and abundance of...
Fala Atelier Converts an Old Garage into a House in Lisbon, Portugal.This renovation project by Fala Atelier started with an unconventional request from an open minded couple within a very tight budget - to convert a windowless 200sqm garage in Lisbon into a house. Sure - why not? The proposed...
Stories On Design // Circles in Architecture.The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it is...
Contemporary Heritage: Lisbon Apartment Renovation by Aurora Arquitectos.Lisbon-based Aurora Arquitectos have renovated this heritage apartment to create a space that feels both transformed and unchanged. We...
Stories On Design // The Rise of Designer Health Studios & Gyms.I think we are all quite aware that health industry is a massive business these days. Health, after all, is our greatest asset, and the multi-bigillion dollar health & fitness industry was built upon on this fact alone. Of course, I'm...
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...
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...
