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Major works to visit include the The Renaissance Porto Lapa Hotel, Rua de Cervantes, central Porto, by VISIOARQ ARQUITECTOS. 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 design.
Also worth noting is Aethos Ericeira in Ericeira designed by Pedra Silva Arquitectos, and Concrete 11, Lisbon, by Cage Atelier.
Some delightful properties include Foz Apartment Renovation, Foz do Douro, Porto, by dEMM arquitectura, and finally Nova Rio Housing, Porto, design by António Paulo Marques.
Design: João Mendes Ribeiro. Situated deep in the idyllic and peaceful Alentejo wine region of Portugal, the Torre de Palma Wine Hotel is, for the first time, welcoming guests to experience the ultimate wine tasting and adventure holiday.
The Juncal Parish Hall is located on the square of São Miguel, the most important public space of Juncal village.
The project consists in a renovation of two buildings in the historic area of Guimarães, with the intent of using them for commercial spaces and renting apartments, altering the existing typology but keeping the original use.
New House in Felgueiras: to the existing implementation area (Farm House) is added to the establishment of 200,00sqm for housing construction. The granary (8,00sqm) existing will be recovered.
JA House: contemporary residence in Portugal: New Home in Guarda design by Filipe Pina + Maria Inês Costa
The Bottles’ Congress project came as an answer to the very particular challenges presented by a wine and spirits store in unique circumstances.
ML House is a villa built from scratch for a young couple and their two children. They wanted a completely different house existing on site, more contemporary and enjoying the maximum building area possible.
Landscape design by Architect Filipa Figueira and Architect Tiago Vieirao. The Tagus Linear Park is an area of 15 000 sq m that was conquered by the surrounding communities of the industrial private sector and was felt as a democratic intervention by those forever deprived of access to the River.
Design: Raul Sousa Cardoso & Graca Vaz. Integrated in a hybrid residential context which crosses urban and rural references, the mortuary house emerges as a filter between them and a universe of contemplation of the distant mountains.
Design: Mario Martins Atelier. Designing a house in Luz-Lagos, in the south of Portugal, in a truly interesting location facing the sea, was defined by a set of guidelines, namely: Respect for and connection with the surrounding area, natural and built upon.
Design: OODA. One of the most demanding tasks in Porto nowadays is the intervention on the major amount of old and historical buildings of Porto´s downtown. This project is a renovation of a 20th century building to convert to a 17 housing unit for students and young people in general.
Design: Vitor Vilhena Architecture. The Block Rehabilitation is located in the historical center of Lagos. It adjoins four streets, with fronts built in all the above the streets, forming a quarter
The existing buildings, were very degraded, without possibility of adaptation. The complete demolition of existing buildings was authorized by Governmental Departments and the building was totally reconstructed.
Design: e|348 arquitectura. It is a building consisting of two distinct adjacent and interrelated volumes, the housing itself – consisting of two stories plus a penthouse – and a garage. Although the volume, apparently, is being treated as a solid monolith, it is fully traversed, with vertical and horizontal voids.
Architects : Estúdio Urbano Arquitectos. The house is located inside the Belas Clube de Campo, a private condominium, where topography allowed to maximize exterior areas and offer privacy to the users. The project extends throughout three floors, with the third floor is entirely occupied by the master bedroom.
In order to promote the quality of Oporto Architecture, Building Pictures, Architect Filipa Figueira and Architect Tiago Vieira, first episode of “Arquitectura à Moda do Porto” project completed
Vaulted Cork Pavilion in Porto, Portugal design by Pedro de Azambuja Varela, Maria João de Oliveira and Emmanuel Novo, built for Amorim Isolamentos Lda., to demonstrate its cork building materials at Concreta 2013
Cultural Center in Castelo Branco, Portugal, design by Josep Lluís Mateo: The Cultural Center, built in phase two, though part of the original project, floats on two piles over the plaza, like a bridge, freeing up at its base a covered ice-skating rink, and giving continuity to this large public space, to the plaza and to the adjacent park.
This bright red building disintegrates the traditional distinction between walls and roofs, using detailing, material and colour as tools to achieve this.
