Casa de Lavra, Porto, modern Portugal property

Casa de Lavra Portugal

Casa de Lavra in Porto, Portugal, is the reflection of the relation that Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto’s architecture can create between the space and the client. No house is the same and, in this one in particular, the architect realised that he drew the project “enthusiastically at the site”

Casa do Cabo, South of Portugal villa design

Casa do Cabo, South of Portugal villa design

Casa do Cabo, South of Portugal villa design by Kerimov Architects. The house is located on a hill on the southern coast. The architecture, characterized by squatness and the predominance of horizontal lines, harmoniously fits into the environment, almost mimicking it

QL House Faro, Portugal property

QL House Portugal

VISIOARQ present QL House, in Portugal. The project was an exercise in balancing volumes and landscape integration. The articulation of two superimposed and perpendicular volumes generated different visual relationships between full and empty, between light and dark.

S. Brás de Alportel Parish Council, Faro, Portugal

S Bras de Alportel Parish Council Faro Portugal

For the new headquarters of the Parish Council of São Brás de Alportel, Portugal, VISIOARQ’s challenge was to add new features to the building now proposed. The old headquarters had a purely administrative character, while the new project now allows for a wide enjoyment by the general population

Casa De Bouro, Terras De Bouro, North Portugal

Casa De Bouro Terras De Bouro Portugal

Mutant Arquitectura & Design’s program for Casa De Bouro, Terras De Bouro, North Portugal, is organized in two floors, where the lower floor, in the basement, absorbs the spaces intended for the garage and technical areas and the upper floor intended for social and private spaces

Silva Escura House, Maia, northern Portugal

Silva Escura House Maia northern Portugal

Raulino Silva’s setting out of Silva Escura House was conditioned by the shape of the land in Maia, northern Portugal. Despite the site being very long, becomes narrower on the opposite side of the street. At the southern limit, it was necessary to lean the house against the neighbour’s construction, to rectify the wall

Winery Building, Minho region, North Portugal

Winery Building Minho region North Portugal

On the hilly landscape of the the Minho region, in northern Portugal, sits discreetly a new winery building designed by Studio Nicholas Burns. Located within a large family estate, this state-of-the-art winery is dedicated to the private production of the region’s typical Vinho Verde

Devesa Pharmacy, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

Devesa Pharmacy Vila Nova de Famalicão Portugal

Designed by Tsou Arquitectos, Devesa Pharmacyis located in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, nestled between the city’s green areas and the urban center. Its prime location, with direct road access via Avenida do Brasil, played a pivotal role in selecting the site and realizing the project

Ponte House, Amarante, Portugal property

Ponte House Amarante Portugal

The Casa Ponte project in Amarante, Portugal, was developed by stu.dere – Oficina de Arquitetura e Design, Lda with the aim of integrating the house into the morphology of the land, with its narrow and extended configuration and ended up dictating the volumetric of the house in the same way

Casa dos anos 40, Ílhavo, Portugal building

Casa Anos 40 em ílhavo

This house, built in 1945, belongs to the historic center of Ílhavo. It is isolates, has two fronts and is built with raw earth bricks, a vernacular material typical from this region of the country. It is a beautiful example of the architectural style Português Suave, where the rigorous use of the defining elements of this movement are notorious.