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casal saloio: miguel marcelino’s modern interpretation of rural portuguese architecture

designboom

APRIL 8, 2023

The post casal saloio: miguel marcelino’s modern interpretation of rural portuguese architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. continuing the layered history of the original house, the project introduces two new buildings to create a modern rural museum.

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vasco lima mayer’s ‘house in muda’ blends portuguese tradition and modern architecture

designboom

OCTOBER 21, 2023

The post vasco lima mayer’s ‘house in muda’ blends portuguese tradition and modern architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. in the landscape of grândola, this house is designed by vasco lima mayer arquitecto to merge tradition and contemporary design.

Modern

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10 Contemporary Architecture Projects that Celebrate Portuguese Culture

ArchDaily

MAY 30, 2023

And, as expected, architecture is fundamental to lace these narratives. In Portugal , a country with a millennial history that crosses various cultural layers, from food to the arts, there is constant investment in equipment that helps share and reinforce its past and present. Read more »

Contemporary

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Beach hut architecture inspires Portuguese restaurant Clube De Vela da Costa Nova

The Spaces

JULY 25, 2022

Says the Portuguese practice: ‘We intended to renew a space damaged by time and, at the same time, to maintain the recognizable space of the “old”, respecting the memories and their value, still relevant to all members of the Club.’. Lisbon seafood restaurant Rosamar wears its nautical influence proudly.

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Portuguese architectural workers have announced a new union

Archinect

JULY 20, 2022

Architectural workers in Portugal have announced the formation of a new labor union following months of debate and deliberation. The new union will go by the name SINTARQ (short for “Sindicato dos Trabalhadores em Arquitectura”) and be steered by a temporary committee until national elections can be held at a later date and time.

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Event: Generation Proxima: Emerging Environmental Practices in Portuguese Architecture

Bustler

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Event Date: Oct 2, 2023 - Mar 23, 2024; Event City: New York, NY, US Generation Proxima: Emerging Environmental Practices in Portuguese Architecture provides an environmentally-oriented overview of emerging architectural practices in Portugal.

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The Multiple Facets of the Architect: Exploring the Works of Álvaro Siza Vieira

ArchDaily

JANUARY 3, 2024

Fundação Iberê Camargo © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG When it comes to contemporary Portuguese architecture, the initial association often leans towards tradition. Siza is the foremost representative of Portuguese architecture. Above all, his unique and simultaneously universal approach to architecture sets him apart.

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From Erudite to Popular: Exploring the Works of Aires Mateus

ArchDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As a cohesive duo, these Portuguese architects have left their mark on projects across multiple countries, establishing themselves as a benchmark in contemporary architecture. They are praised for their innovative and elegant designs, gaining global acclaim for their ability to integrate simplicity, tradition, and functionality.

Innovation

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Interweaving Ideas: Exploring the Work of Rede Arquitetos

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Igor Ribeiro The term "rede" in Portuguese traditionally conveys the idea of an interweaving of wires. Not coincidentally, these are the core principles of Rede Arquitetos , a collaborative architecture studio founded in 2011 in Fortaleza, Ceará, by architects Bruno Perdigão, Epifanio Almeida, Igor Ribeiro, and Bruno Braga.

Contemporary

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'90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers' explores the architect's approach to building tall

Archinect

MAY 8, 2023

The next exhibition to grace Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum will focus on the career of the Portuguese-born 1992 Pritzker Prize laureate Álvaro Siza in honor of the architect’s 90th birthday this June.

Building

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NOARQ’s halo urban elevator opens to panoramic vistas in spain

designboom

APRIL 29, 2024

portuguese firm NOARQ introduces halo, a soaring urban elevator with a circular aerial passage in vigo, spain. The post NOARQ’s halo urban elevator opens to panoramic vistas in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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“Architecture Can Be Bigger Than Its Own Scale or Temporality”: An Interview With Diogo Aguiar Studio

ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In architecture, they challenge professionals to adapt their production to smaller and less frequent orders. Interested in varied scales and typologies, the studio works between the fields of architecture and art, carrying out small-scale architectural projects and spatial installations, temporary or not, for public spaces.

IT

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Fala Atelier designs Lisbon home with "very Portuguese" materials

Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Architecture studio Fala Atelier decked out the angular spaces of the 087 house in Lisbon with oversized spots and stripes, which also feature on its bold marble facade. Designed by Porto-based studio Fala Atelier , 087 is a three-storey home in the Portuguese capital with a rectilinear facade decorated with chunky marble shapes.

Materials

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Spaceworkers frames views through deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house

Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal , recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. A double-height living area is connected to the garden with sliding doors Portuguese architecture studio Spaceworkers was established by Rui Dinis, Henrique Marques and Carla Duarte in 2007.

Housing

Housing Exterior Windows Landscape

Photos reveal Kengo Kuma's swooping Lisbon museum extension nearing completion

Deezen

APRIL 10, 2024

The original building, which has been closed since August 2020 for renovation, was designed by British architect Leslie Martin to house a mix of contemporary and Portuguese art. Photo by Erieta Attali "In our vision for CAM, we craft a seamless fusion, where architecture and nature converse in harmony," said Kuma.

Roofing

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BD Houses by ESQUISSOS

Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2023

The proposals intend to depict the archetype of traditional Portuguese architecture with a contemporary approach in the way the elevations are explored.

Housing

Housing Exterior Contemporary Landscape

Marina Tabassum is named the 2022 Lisbon Triennale Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

Groundbreaking Bangladeshi architect and 2021 Soane Medalist Marina Tabassum has garnered another important accolade after being named the Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award winner at the upcoming Lisbon Architecture Triennale , which kicks off in the Portuguese capital on September 22nd.

Commercial

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Center for Architecture’s Generation Proxima showcases emerging, climate-oriented Portuguese architects

The Architect's Newsletter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

At New York’s Center for Architecture, a new exhibition expands the image of Portuguese architecture beyond the widely known starchitect Álvaro Siza.

Architect

Architect Architecture

Summary built four modular kindergartens featuring colourful façades in Lisbon

World Architecture Community

APRIL 16, 2024

Portuguese architecture practice Summary has built four modular kindergartens featuring colorful façades in Lisbon, Portugal. Named ö Modular Kindergartens, the schools, for the first time, were built by using a three-dimensional prefabricated and modular syst.

Architecture

madeiguincho’s wooden sauna frames panoramic views of the lush portuguese landscape

designboom

JANUARY 24, 2024

The post madeiguincho’s wooden sauna frames panoramic views of the lush portuguese landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the structure primarily uses cryptomeria japonica wood from the azores, creating an aromatic atmosphere.

Landscape

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portuguese studio dp arquitectos curates ‘casa em romeira’ with sunny minimalism

designboom

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post portuguese studio dp arquitectos curates ‘casa em romeira’ with sunny minimalism appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. casa na romeira, a recently completed dwelling by dp arquitectos, is shaped as a cluster of white volumes.

Architecture

Architecture Design Interior Residential

Renaissance Porto Lapa Hotel, Portugal

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The proposed challenge of designing a 4-star elegant and sophisticated urban refuge hotel, breaking the traditional concept of most hotels in this rating, was met with a strong investment in exterior architecture. What were the key challenges? The façades 2. The infinity pool on the roof top 3.

Concept

Concept Contemporary Cities Exterior

Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede

Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home , which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. Other recently completed Portuguese houses include an angular four-storey home formed of stacks of concrete and a green-tiled residence in Lisbon.

Housing

Housing Architecture Finishes Windows

Saint Adrian House by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos

Archinect

JUNE 8, 2022

Built under a modest “Português Suave” (Soft Portuguese) style (a state-stipulated national architecture style), these economic houses had granite masonry foundations and exterior walls, as well as wood floor and roof structures.

Housing

Housing Foundation Exterior Contemporary

Two landmark Chicago skyscrapers are teetering on the brink of demolition by the GSA

Archinect

APRIL 14, 2022

And it would be a shameful waste of some really good Chicago architecture. Second, the overall design of the façade ornament is a rare example of Neo-Manueline (inspired by the historic Portuguese style) influenced architecture in the Midwest.

Zoning

Zoning Exterior Windows Cities

CASA CM by OODA Architecture

Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

Topography as the raw material of the architectural object. Located in the Portuguese town of Oeiras, Casa CM is an architectural response to the irregular morphology of the allotment where it is inserted. Year: 2018. Size: 350m² Type: Commission.

Architecture

Architecture Development Developer Site

set like a bending body, mutant’s casa de bouro seemingly hugs the portuguese landscape

designboom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

the project, captured by architectural photographer ivo tavares, bends to the south to form a central patio with a jutting swimming pool. The post set like a bending body, mutant’s casa de bouro seemingly hugs the portuguese landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Landscape

Landscape Project Architecture Design

At this Faro townhouse, an extravagant facade hides minimalist interiors

The Spaces

JUNE 16, 2023

Casa 1923 pairs contemporary design with 1920s excess in the Portuguese coastal city of Faro in the Algarve. From this angle, it’s a classic Portuguese design, but behind its carved double doors lies a completely renovated set of rooms, designed by PAr in a simple minimalist style that heightens the building’s art nouveau bones.

Interior

Interior Technique Renovation Contemporary

Filipe Pina retains original features in renovation of historic Portuguese building

Deezen

MARCH 20, 2023

Shale walls and slate tiles help pay homage to the history of this 19th-century building in Portugal , which has been transformed into a family home by Portuguese studio Filipe Pina. The post Filipe Pina retains original features in renovation of historic Portuguese building appeared first on Dezeen.

Renovation

Renovation Building Modern Home

Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden

Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

Portuguese studio Spaceworkers has completed a geometric garden pavilion near Porto , featuring an overhanging roof and monolithic walls of concrete and green ceramic tiles. Pavilion in the Garden is a multipurpose event space that sits on a former parking lot in the green outskirts of the Portuguese village of Sobrado.

Events

Events Roofing Glass Materials

Casa Kala, Porto Hotel, Portugal

e-architect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Casa Kala, Porto Hotel, Portuguese accommodation building, Architecture photos Casa Kala, Porto Hotel 3 October 2023 Architects: Ren Ito Arq Location: Porto, Portugal Photos by Ivo Tavares Studio Casa Kala in Porto This is a renovation project for accommodation in an old, detached house in the city center of Porto, Portugal.

Renovation

Renovation Safety Housing Contemporary

Marlim D. João IV, Porto building

e-architect

JULY 29, 2023

João IV, Porto apartments photos, Portuguese real estate, Architecture photos Marlim D. João IV Architecture Office: Atelier D’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa Main Architect: José António Lopes da Costa e Joana Jorge Website: [link] E-mail: mail@lopesdacosta.pt João IV – Building Information Project name: Marlim D.

Building

Building Real Estate Contemporary Engineering

bold concrete geometries embrace bruno dias’ casa chouso in a portuguese village

designboom

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The post bold concrete geometries embrace bruno dias’ casa chouso in a portuguese village appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. bruno dias encircles nature with concrete apertures and curves.

Nature

Nature Architecture Design Residential

pure white casa simão’s minimal geometries gem the portuguese countryside

designboom

JANUARY 15, 2023

The post pure white casa simão’s minimal geometries gem the portuguese countryside appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the structure by studio arte is pierced by large angular glass windows while the outdoor patios shape several geometric open voids and atriums.

Glass

Glass Windows Art Structure

Muda House, Grândola, Portugal

e-architect

JULY 3, 2023

Like a true Portuguese house, the center lives in the living room, where all spaces converge and unite, transparency reigns and light overflows. Developed horizontally with a chimney balancing its composition, this house is subtly marked by traditional Portuguese architecture, which give it a character both picturesque and irreverent.

Housing

Housing Contemporary Information Development

Wooden cabin by Madeiguincho is nestled among trees like an "abstract box" in Portugal

World Architecture Community

AUGUST 18, 2023

Portuguese architecture practice Madeiguincho has built a wooden cabin nestled among trees, resembling a floating abstract box in Cascais, Portugal. Named Patina Garden Studio, the '-square-metre cabin has a öâ-square-metre plaform lifted from the groun.

Architecture

julien labrousse inserts eccentric theater restaurant inside neoclassical portuguese palace

designboom

JULY 13, 2022

The post julien labrousse inserts eccentric theater restaurant inside neoclassical portuguese palace appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. palacio do grilo features tailor-made furniture, sculptures and artworks to enhance the 18th-century neoclassical interior space.

Interior

Interior Space Architecture Design

sustainable cork clad house camouflages into surrounding portuguese pine tree woodlands

designboom

AUGUST 7, 2022

The post sustainable cork clad house camouflages into surrounding portuguese pine tree woodlands appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the house takes its name from the cork clad facade, its tone and texture camouflaging the structure within the surrounding pine tree forest.

Sustainability

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Fisherman’s House, Esmoriz, Portugal

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These vernacular architectures have marked the landscape of the Portuguese coastline over the years. The architectural object intends to promote the preservation of this regional heritage as well as recover the collective memory of the community, establishing a direct dialogue between the past, present and future.

Housing

Housing Contemporary Information Exterior

Torreira Holiday House, Aveiro, Portugal

e-architect

JULY 21, 2023

Torreira Holiday House, Aveiro Real Estate, Portuguese Architecture, Portugal Residence Photos Torreira Holiday House in Aveiro 21 July 2023 Architects: NU.MA architects Location: Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal Photos: Ivo Tavares Studio Torreira Holiday House, Portugal The Torreira Holiday House project is intended to be a holidays house.

Housing

Housing Real Estate Engineering Engineering

Museography and Exhibition of Panteão dos Almeida by spaceworkers

Archinect

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A thematic exhibition, inside a historic Portuguese church, explores the intersection between an ethereal and minimalist architecture, with an existing architecture that is more than 800 years old, believing that these two realities can coexist and enhance each other.

Information

Information Construction Construction Materials

Lisbon’s latest boutique hotel has soothing white rooms and views to the Tagus

The Spaces

APRIL 8, 2024

The Lisbon hotel opened in 2023 following an intervention by Spanish interior designer Natalia Tubella and Carina Seelig of Portuguese architecture practice Base Geométrica. The team finished the common rooms with Iberian materials like handmade Portuguese ceramic tiles and neutral-coloured upholsteries.

Interior

Interior Residential Finishes Windows

modern art retreat intertwines classic portuguese design and environmental consciousness

designboom

APRIL 5, 2023

The post modern art retreat intertwines classic portuguese design and environmental consciousness appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. ressano garcia architects celebrates the region's rich cultural heritage while infusing modern luxury and environmental consciousness.

Modern

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joana vasconcelos deconstructs electricity heritage in plug-in show at MAAT lisbon

designboom

OCTOBER 6, 2023

MAAT museum presents plug-in by joana vasconcelos Lisbon-based MAAT museum joins forces with Portuguese contemporary visual artist Joana Vasconcelos to launch her solo exhibition, Plug-in.

Deconstruction

Deconstruction Foundation Visualization Contemporary

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vasco lima mayer’s ‘house in muda’ blends portuguese tradition and modern architecture

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Fala Atelier designs Lisbon home with "very Portuguese" materials

Spaceworkers frames views through deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house

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Marina Tabassum is named the 2022 Lisbon Triennale Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Center for Architecture’s Generation Proxima showcases emerging, climate-oriented Portuguese architects

Summary built four modular kindergartens featuring colourful façades in Lisbon

madeiguincho’s wooden sauna frames panoramic views of the lush portuguese landscape

portuguese studio dp arquitectos curates ‘casa em romeira’ with sunny minimalism

Renaissance Porto Lapa Hotel, Portugal

Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede

Saint Adrian House by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos

Two landmark Chicago skyscrapers are teetering on the brink of demolition by the GSA

CASA CM by OODA Architecture

set like a bending body, mutant’s casa de bouro seemingly hugs the portuguese landscape

At this Faro townhouse, an extravagant facade hides minimalist interiors

Filipe Pina retains original features in renovation of historic Portuguese building

Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden

Casa Kala, Porto Hotel, Portugal

Marlim D. João IV, Porto building

bold concrete geometries embrace bruno dias’ casa chouso in a portuguese village

pure white casa simão’s minimal geometries gem the portuguese countryside

Muda House, Grândola, Portugal

Wooden cabin by Madeiguincho is nestled among trees like an "abstract box" in Portugal

julien labrousse inserts eccentric theater restaurant inside neoclassical portuguese palace

sustainable cork clad house camouflages into surrounding portuguese pine tree woodlands

Fisherman’s House, Esmoriz, Portugal

Torreira Holiday House, Aveiro, Portugal

Museography and Exhibition of Panteão dos Almeida by spaceworkers

Lisbon’s latest boutique hotel has soothing white rooms and views to the Tagus

modern art retreat intertwines classic portuguese design and environmental consciousness

joana vasconcelos deconstructs electricity heritage in plug-in show at MAAT lisbon

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