Architecture portugal

The "Twin Houses" foresaw the construction of two side-by-side Villas, developed in 2 floors above ground level and an annex located on the side of the main building. This project also includes generous areas for green spaces, outdoor living areas and a swimming pool. PACHECOSANTOS | Arquitectos It is a project with a high level of rigor, also due to the challenge we set ourselves: to present two houses that, in a first analysis would be the same, but somehow, also acquire distinct personalities, even if through small details. PACHECOSANTOS | Arquitectos We tried, with the choice of materials (light tones and wood), spatial organization and an apparent simple volumetry to generate a game between light and shadow, that associated... More

The plot – rectangular and slender – is surrounded by tall buildings on the sides and back, which encloses it, and by the road on the front side.Right from the start, the intention was to have a one-story house, which, due to its urban context, would always be surrounded by the refereed taller buildings. Alexander Bogorodskiy The interior and exterior privacy of the house was, therefore, one of the main challenges of this project.A private outdoor space was also intended. However, instead of the common backyard, the approach was to provide a middleyard, in order to achieve some privacy in the outdoor space. The house was designed in a “C” shape, turning its back to the surroundings and facing an interior patio... More

Casa Boa Esperanca is a historic landmark building perched on the edge of a small promontory in the fishing village of Ferragudo, Algarve, Southern Portugal. Due to local planning policies, several restrictions were placed on the building. This led to the need for a careful and sensitive approach to the restoration. The concept consisted primarily of the installation of new timber structures within the existing walls. This solution enabled open spaces to be created within the existing footprint and views of the sea to be greatly enhanced. The new structural elements of the renovation were left exposed and a large studio space was created within the former roof void. The building is flooded with light due to the insertion of several ro... More

Nested in the middle of a vast piece of land, surrounded by nature and just a short distance from the sea, this Algarvian-style house is perfectly integrated with the surroundings.  Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra The house has a natural feeling, the indoor and outdoor living spaces are constantly communicating, the Santa Caterina tiles give an earthy ground while the total white high ceilings and the sun-kissed terrace bring comfort and elegance to the complex. A home for life. Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra More

Casa Arco Iris is a project which remodels the 1990s-built detached villa located adjacent to a golf course in the Algarve. The concept specified the use of white marble, typical of Portuguese architecture during the past century.  The use of the same material on all of the internal and external surface areas creates a collective feeling of fluidity and elegance which add to the sense of light and space.  The architectural dark timber staircase provides a sculptured link between levels and is lit from above by a large skylight.  Ultramarino, the in-house interior design element of the studio designed the ‘white concept’ for the whole interior, including the kitchen and bathroom elements.  The gardens wer... More

In an consolidated urban context of Tavira inner city a narrow Plot with peculiar limits holds a old house with two floors and a roof attic. Over time the plot has changed its limits and new constructions were had blocking the natural light and ventilation. The house is located between two streets; the main access is made in the north side and a secondary access is made by the south throw a especially narrow corridor. Ricardo Santos The depth of the plot suggest us a courtyard somewhere in the middle that allows natural light and ventilation to come inside the house. The courtyard works as the new center of the house in which an exterior three level promenade is initiated. Ricardo Santos The exterior stair works has a connection... More

The house is located in the Southwest of Alentejo, deep in the Grandola hills. The gently undulating topography contrasts with the harsh dryness of the landscape and its bare vegetation of cork and holm oaks with sparse bushes creeping from the calcareous soil. Caption Caption Caption Given its remoteness and isolation, the house echoes the tradition of the Portuguese alcáçova, —or qasbah, following its Arab etymology—, which functioned as a defensive citadel, or compound, with its constructions built within and protected by a high-walled perimeter. Poetically, it summons the Heideggerian notion of “bounded space”, of the human need to define a place of dwelling amidst the endlessness of... More

The refurbished space is a street-level shop that currently functions as a real estate agency and is an integrated part of a 1960s building. The space has already taken different uses in the past and suffered various changes over the years, with small interventions predominantly in its finishings.This project aimed to carry out a more strategic intervention that would act on the store's public service spaces, maintaining its last function as a real estate agency.The pre-existing space was ample and lacking hierarchy, maintaining its relationship with the street via a sequence of windows and doors.In terms of the programmatic demands, it was defined the necessity to promote a space for receiving the clients with two work spaces, a waiting sp... More

The contemporary 2-storey dwelling is defined by white chromatic planes, which intersect with glass planes, and with black stone elements on the lower floor, whose black chromatic will contaminate the interior of the house. The trivial housing program, inserts the private areas on the upper floor of the house, and social areas on the lower floor, with a room that shares the space with the kitchen. Due to a sharp unevenness of the land, the entrance of the house is made through the highest area of the lot, allowing the elevation of the house, in the lowest land area of the terrain, creating a prominent volume in relation to the south street, and thus guaranteeing , greater privacy, compared to the glazed area of the dwelling. More

"The architectural design of the year 2021” award in the Restoration/Renovation category.   What is today Galeria Vasco da Gama 26 was a long-abandoned historic building in the Portuguese town centre of Ferragudo. The rehabilitation of this untouched historical property, with its facade and character still unspoilt, was long coming for our studio, which had envisioned the concept since setting our eyes on it in 2004. This wasn’t for us just any restoration work, but the opportunity to create simultaneously home and a multipurpose space for the community to enjoy. A venue for tourists and residents alike to discover the architecture, the history and the people of this little town according to the spirit of cultural pres... More

Archilovers Best Project winner.   Casa da Paz is a project which remodels the 1990s-built detached villa located adjacent to a golf course in the Algarve, Southern Portugal. The project overhauls an existing building to adapt it to the lifestyle of the current owners.  The request included an extension on the roof terrace to create a family room. In addition to the new room, the process began by thinking about the current spaces and how to make them more functional. Connection and Light The entrance hall was tight and dark and strangled by the volume of the kitchen. This space on its own was in need of a profound renovation.  A double-height area at the entrance was created to achieve an airy space and the kitchen was... More

Project of the office mjarc architects on two Houses in MadalenaLocated on a plot 200 meters from the sea in the parish of Madalena in Vila Nova de Gaia. The project of two semi-detached villas are integrated in the urban network while the buildings open on the sea and garden, and their backwaters close on the neighbors. This increases privacy by making the neighborhood less visible and creates a sense of isolation, redirecting views of the sea and garden.Two interior patios allow natural light to penetrate to 10 m depth, providing moments of contemplation and pause. A series of translucent glass walls protected by a flap forms an entrance corridor. The patios allow different spatial experiences, during the day we have patios and at night s... More

A column of natural light as a core element turns a house into a living object. 103 house in Algarve, Portugal, depicts a different perspective. Squeezed between two traditional neighbourhood fishermen´s houses, the limited front width led the Studio to develop the new project inwardly. The architects have made the most of formerly adverse disposition: the sloping and irregular topography has been fully exploited in virtue of spatial colonization that allows for the extension of the different enclosed rooms beyond their indoor limits. Several terraces climbing up the terrain stretch and enhance the visual connection of the different parts of the house and, ultimately, from the upper levels to the horizon. The rich scenography and... More

The forward-thinking design of the Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso literally and figuratively breaks new ground in its northern Portuguese town of Boticas. The new 20,000-square-foot sustainable museum will display 80 works created by the renowned living Portuguese artist, Nadir Afonso, who early in his career practiced architecture with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer. Integrally intertwined with the urban development of Boticas, the museum is sited to create a cultural extension of this medieval hill town, for it is strategically located both down the street from the new City Hall as well as at the intersection of newly built national highways funded by the European Union. By exposing the art of Nadir Afonso to a much larger audience,... More