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28 Sep 2021
Farfetch HQ, by Leça River, Porto, northern Portugal
Architects: BIG

visualization : Lucian R
Farfetch HQ in Porto
Farfetch, the leading global technology platform for luxury fashion, seeks to further connect creators, curators, and consumers in a purpose-built urban fashion village on the slopes of Leça River in Porto. The 178,000 m2 art-filled site has been named FUSE VALLEY and is developed in collaboration with Portuguese real estate developer, Castro Group.

16 Sep 2021
Municipal Market of Famalicão
Municipal Market of Famalicão

10 Aug 2021
Alto Tâmega Tourism Info Point, Chaves, north of Portugal
Design: AND-RÉ Arquitectura

photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio
Alto Tâmega Tourism Info Point
The Alto Tâmega Tourism Info Point is the result of a public competition organized by the Intermunicipal Community of Alto Tâmega (CIMAT) that aimed for a Tourism Info Point that represented each of the six municipalities that compose it (Boticas, Chaves, Montalegre, Ribeira de Pena, Valpaços and Vila Pouca de Aguiar).

6 Aug 2021
Portas São João
Architecture: Meireles Arquitectos

photograph : João Morgado
Portas São João, Porto
The building Portas São João has two street fronts and is located at the historic centre of the city, near the riverside of Porto, classified as a World Heritage Site since 1996.

1 Aug 2021
Torre 261 Apartments, Amarante, northern Portugal
Design: Just an Architect

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
Torre 261 Apartments, Amarante
Urbanistically, the Torre 261 plot meets two distinct scales. To the North, a scale of four and five storey buildings, to the South by the intersection of an access road to Rossio Park, after which the scale changes to a two-storey scale and single-family dwelling typology.

11 Jul 2021
Egoi+clavel´s Kitchen, Matosinhos, Oporto
Architects: Paulo Merlini Architects

photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio
Egoi+clavel´s Kitchen, Matosinhos, Porto
The Egoi+clavel´s Kitchen clients already owned the warehouse adjacent to the intervention area where the companies are based, but with its exponential growth the need to increase the physical space of the company became perennial.

14 Jul 2021
São Bernardo School, Aveiro
Architects: ARTE TECTóNiCA

photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio
São Bernardo Elementary School, Aveiro
The aim was to create a new project to replace 8 basic educational classrooms at , in Aveiro, Portugal. For about a decade, the school was housed in a prefabricated pavilion, now reused as a covered playground.

Santos Pousada Apartment, Porto

Box House, Romarigães Paredes de Coura

24 June 2021
São Felix Apartment, Vila Nova de Gaia

20 June 2021
Clinica Santa Madalena Cascais

15 June 2021
Box House, Romarigães Paredes de Coura

31 May 2021
Quinta da Marinha House, Lisbon

25 May 2021
Dom Luis Offices, Lisbon
Design: Contacto Atlântico

photography : Contacto Atlântico
Dom Luis Offices, Lisbon
The project of Dom Luis Offices, is located in the new trend area of Lisbon, few meters away from the Tagus and surrounded by all the commodities a city can offer: from lovely cafés and shops to a great public transport connection to any other part of the city or beaches around.

24 May 2021
Green House, Santo Tirso Porto

4 May 2021
Cascais School Building, Lisbon Region

11 Apr 2021
Senhora da Hora, Porto
Architects: Raulino Silva

photography : João Morgado
Senhora da Hora House, Porto

9 Apr 2021
Calçada House, Vila de Paraíso, north of Portugal
Architects: Ren Ito Arq

photography : Ivo Tavares Studio
Calçada House, Porto

3 Apr 2021
Aneto Restaurant, Peso da Régua
Design: João Abreu

photography : Ivo Tavares Studio
Aneto & Table Restaurante, Peso da Régua
Located in REFER’s former railway warehouse, in the city of Peso da Régua, which once opened its doors to the Alto Douro Wine Region, the Aneto Restaurant takes Wine as a connecting element for the proposed intervention.

22 Mar 2021
Santarém House, Santarém, central Portugal
Design: dp Arquitectos

photography : Ivo Tavares Studio
Santarém House, Central Portugal

19 Feb 2021
Casa dos Sobreiros, Celorico de Basto, Braga
Architects: Hugo Pereira Arquitectos

photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio
Casa dos Sobreiros, Braga Property

5 Feb 2021
Cork Trees House, Braga
Architects: TRAMA arquitetos

photography : João Morgado
Cork Trees House, Braga

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14 Feb 2021
Aldoar House, Foz do Douro, Porto
Architects: Raulino Silva

photography : João Morgado
Aldoar House, Foz do Douro

1 Feb 2021
Steelform Factory, São Roque, Oliveira de Azeméis
Design: Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa

photograph © Ivo Tavares Studio
Steelform Factory, Oliveira de Azeméis
The Steelform project consists of expanding the existing factory unit to the west and south, with the construction of a new pavilion and an administrative building.

10 Feb 2021
Bradco Industrial Unit, Felgueiras, Castelo de Paiva
Architects: Em Paralelo

photograph © Ivo Tavares Studio
Bradco Industrial Unit, Castelo de Paiva
The company finds its genesis in the leather goods area, however over the years it has also expanded its activity to bracelets and in the leather goods area: belts, bags, briefcases, purses, wallets, shoes, etc. It is currently a notorious company for also working with renowned brands.

5 Jan 2021
Casa Rio, Gondomar
Design: Paulo Merlini Architects

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
Casa Rio, Gondomar

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23 Dec 2020
Beiriz House, Póvoa de Varzim
Design: Raulino Silva Architect

photo : João Morgado
Beiriz House, Póvoa de Varzim

post updated 6 Dec 2020 ; 6 Apr 2020
Canine & Feline Hotel, Parada, Vila do Conde
Architect: Raulino Silva Arquitecto

photo : João Morgado
Canine & Feline Hotel in Vila do Conde
The main program consists of temporary dog and cat accommodation, a hotel where the animals stay for a few days, during holidays or professional travel of their owners. The remaining program is a complement to the space’s activity, with a veterinary office, a grooming room, outdoor training areas and a swimming pool for pets.

5 Nov 2020
1032 Foz Housing, Rua de Gondarém, Porto
Architects: dEMM arquitectura

photography : FG+SG | architectural photography
1032 Foz Housing Porto
The accesses are made from the West by Rua de Gondarém where the social areas are located that are directed to the ocean, the rooms and the street are oriented to East.

9 Nov 2020
Costa Nova Sailing Club, Ílhavo, Aveiro
Architects: Ferreira Arquitectos

photography : Ivo Tavares Studio
Costa Nova Sailing Club, Ílhavo
The Costa Nova Sailing Club, one of the oldest nautical clubs in the estuary area of the Ria de Aveiro, was divided into 3 main spaces: the restaurant, the members’ bar and the terrace. For each of these spaces, there was a specific audience, with different preferences and traditions, which provoked the great challenge of this project.

23 Oct 2020
Golgota House, Oporto

21 Oct 2020
Site Mirador architecture ideas competition

2 Oct 2020
Rio Mau 2 House, Vila do Conde

15 Sep 2020
Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa 2020

4 Jun 2020
Suspended Matter Box, Felgueiras, Porto
Design: MMVarquitectos, Architecture Studio

photograph © Ricardo Oliveira Alves | www.ricardooliveiraalves.com
Suspended Matter Box Oporto
Can an architectural contemporary volume be a good neighbor to rural surrounding? This request had everything to be straightforward. MMVarquitectos were to do a remodeling and amplification project of a restaurant.

15 May 2020
Carnaxide Offices
Design: Contacto Atlântico

image : Contacto Atlântico
Carnaxide Offices in Lisbon
This new Portuguese building, is located in the surroundings of Lisbon, and houses three functions: a Lusitana beer factory, a small commercial area and some offices.

30 Apr 2020
1000m2 Prefabricated, Vale de Cambra, Vila Chã, northern Portugal – just south of Porto
Architects: SUMMARY

photo : Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
1000m2 Prefabricated in Vale de Cambra
SUMMARY studio unveils this project using their prefab and modular building systems.

17 Apr 2020
Cuf Descobertas Hospital in Lisbon

post updated 6 Dec 2020 ; 6 Apr 2020
This building is a 2A Continental Architectural Awards 2020 winner for the Europe category.
Canine & Feline Hotel, Parada, Vila do Conde
Architect: Raulino Silva Arquitecto

photo : João Morgado
Canine & Feline Hotel in Vila do Conde
The main program consists of temporary dog and cat accommodation, a hotel where the animals stay for a few days, during holidays or professional travel of their owners. The remaining program is a complement to the space’s activity, with a veterinary office, a grooming room, outdoor training areas and a swimming pool for pets.

28 Mar 2020
Spectris Innovation Centre in Moreira

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11 Dec 2019
Vouga Industrial Building, Agueda, Aveiro District
Architect: atelier Nu.ma

photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio
Vouga Industrial Building in Agueda
The site where this new Portuguese building project is inserted, has a irregular shape, perpendicular to EN333 in Agueda.

26 Nov 2019
Novo Banco, Lisbon
Design: Contacto Atlântico

image : Contacto Atlântico
Novo Banco in Lisbon, Bank Building
There is no bank without clients. In regard of their importance, the space occupied by the clients is proposed to be the dorsal spine of the institution, from where all the services are developed.

3 Nov 2019
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School

27 July 2019
FACOL Offices in Guimaraes Building

22 July 2019
Campo Lindo House in Porto

21 July 2019
Edifício Lisbon Wood

18 July 2019
Alcantara Gardens, Lisbon
EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture

photo courtesy of architects
Alcantara Gardens Lisbon
A 23,000 sqm complex comprised of residential apartments and office spaces, with 93 residential units in total, ranging from large apartments for families to small units for short term stays.

7 May 2019
CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon
Architects: IDOM

photograph : FG+SG
CUF Descobertas Hospital in Lisbon
The construction of this new building was the consequence of the need to extend the hospital, and it works exclusively as an out-patient’s clinic.

5 May 2019
Infinity Chapel, Pessegueiro Island
Architects: BAAG atelier

image from architecture office
Infinity Chapel on Pessegueiro Island, Portugal
The architects state that this new Portuguese building design represents the research to design a space that is at the same time introspective, silent and contemplative of nature.