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Portuguese Buildings, Architects, Property, Architecture Portugal, Development, News
Portuguese Architecture
Key Property Developments + Buildings in Portugal, western Europe
Architecture in PortugalWe've selected what we feel are the key examples of Portuguese Architecture. We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Portugal. The focus is on contemporary Portuguese buildings but information on traditional buildings in Portugal is also welcome. Arquitetura Portuguesa We have 5 pages of Portuguese Architecture selections with links to many individual project pages. Portuguese Architecture : main page with news + key buildings (this page) Portuguese Architecture Designs : A-C Portuguese Architecture Developments : D-G Portuguese Building Developments : H-I Portuguese Building Designs : J-O Portuguese Buildings : P-Z Porto Architecture Walking Tours e-architect run Porto Architecture Walking Tours Latest Portuguese Building DesignsArchitecture Designs - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:College CEBES - Porto School Building, north Portugal Design: OVAL - Avelino Oliveira, architects  photo : Joao Morgado Portuguese College Building - 10 Apr 2013 A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based on the integration in the surrounding environment characterized by single-family luxury homes, volumes somewhat fragmented, with balconies and rooftops. Bernardas Convent Reconversion, Tavira, south east Portugal Design: Souto Moura Arquitectos  photos : Luis Ferreira Alves Bernardas Convent Reconversion - 10 Apr 2013 The restoration of the Convento das Bernardas is based on the construction of a resort with 78 residences. The architecture design is divided into two types of intervention, with new construction work and the recovery of the existing building. Bo Zen Bar, Braga, northern Portugal Design: Central Arquitectos  photo : Joao Morgado Bo Zen Bar - 20 Mar 2013 The challenge for the architects was to design a Bar located in a pre-existing building whose concept was to create a space with the characteristics of a private living room. Volunteer Firefighters Barracks, Santo Tirso, Portugal Design: Álvaro Siza Vieira  photo : Joao Morgado Volunteer Firefighters Barracks - 20 Feb 2013 The Firefighters barracks matches the CB1 Type program and is located in Quinta de Geão, at the lot 28, of 4770 m2. The building comprises a total gross area of 1173 m2 and lodges the support functions to the fire brigade. Starting from the “Lobby – Access”, it is organized in 3 floors. House in Odemira Alentejo, south of Portugal Design: Vitor Vilhena Architects  photograph © Joao Morgado House in Odemira - 1 Feb 2013 The arrangement shown, maximizes the southern sun exposure, differing in subtle, non-blocking visual, public and private areas. On the whole, the project was undertaken without sacrificing the natural elements and panoramic tiny cuts between site characteristics and human intervention. House for Elderly People in Alcácer do Sal, near Lisbon, southern Portugal Design: Aires Mateus Arquitectos  picture : FG SG House for Elderly People, Alcácer do Sal Mies van der Rohe Awards 2013 - Shortlisted building news L´and Vineyards, Alentejo, south eastern Portugal Interiors: studio mk27 - marcio kogan + diana radomysler + suzana glogowski Architecture: Promontorio  photo : Fernando Guerra L´and Vineyards - 16 Jan 2013 Five world-renowned architects have lent their work to the award-winning project, bringing a distinct personality to each of the resort's seven clusters, with modern architecture that reinterprets traditional Mediterranean design. Veterinary Hospital, Portugal Design: deMM arquitectura  photo : Pedro Lobo Veterinary Hospital - 12 Dec 2012 The client intended to create a veterinary hospital within the empty space of an industrial warehouse. As it was a rented space and the owners didn't want to modify the existing site, a light construction system, easy to build and to remove was required. U House, Ericeira, western Portugal Design: Jorge Graça Costa  photograph : Fernando Guerra, FG + SG U House - 24 Aug 2012 A sustainable House for a Professional Surfer The U House located in Ericeira, a World Surfing Reserve, was designed for José Gregório three times national Surf champion and a well known big wave rider, his wife and two daughters. This 300 Square meter house occupies a big lot, surrounded by a dense mesh of trees, on top of a hill overlooking Saint Lorenzo Bay. Our mutual interest in sustainability didn’t keep us from wholeheartedly embracing modern design. San Lorenzo North Villa, Quinta do Lago, The Algarve, south west Portugal Design: Imaestri  image from developer Portuguese Villa - 20 Aug 2012 In addition to Quinta do Lago celebrating 40 years of continued success this year, they have launched their final 26 plots for sales in the San Lorenzo enclave of the resort. This crisply designed contemporary house represents the development as a show villa. Platforma Artes Guimarães, northern Portugal Pitágoras Architects  photograph : Joao Morgado Platforma Artes Guimarães - 12 Jul 2012 Platform of Arts And Creativity - International Center for the Arts Jose de Guimarães The buildings that make up the Municipal Market and the space defined by them, commonly referred to as "the square", a name inherited from market square are, as a unit, characteristic elements of the urban landscape of the city of Guimarães. The grounds of the old municipal market boasted a privileged and very central location with excellent accesses, very close to the Toural Square and the historic center. Ovar House Design: Paula Santos Arquitectos  photograph : Nelson Garrido Ovar House - 9 Jul 2012 The house at Ovar, Portugal, is an exercise where we stretched to the limit a number of ideas and concepts for a long time already contained in other projects, which had never been put in place. It is also - and above all - a project, which allows for thinking with other people about their own way of inhabiting a dwelling. Vidago Palace Spa, Porto Álvaro Siza Vieira  photo : Nelson Garrido Vidago Palace Spa - 2 May 2012 Latest building by Pritzker Prize winning architect Álvaro Siza Vieira: in stark contrast to the main building's Belle Epoque opulence, The Spa is a minimalist oasis of clean lines and white marble. Portuguese Buildings - Major DesignsKey Architecture Developments in Portugal, alphabetical:
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Portuguese Architects
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Arquitetura portuguesa : Lisboa
Portuguese Architecture Competition
Alvaro Siza : Portuguese architect
Note - Oporto is often translated as Porto in English, similarly Lisboa as Lisbon
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