Portugal architecture design
Portugal architecture design and architects
New Portugal architecture projects with Portuguese building news and architectural images, plus architects background. Portugal building news from across this South West European country, featuring the most interesting contemporary properties.
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.
QL House Faro, Portugal property
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
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
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
Lisbon Architecture Tours: Walking Guide
The capital of Portugal contains major buildings by Alvaro Siza Vieira, Santiago Calatrava Architects, Charles Correa Associates, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, SOM, Peter Chermayeff, ARX, Risco and Bak Gordon arquitectos
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
Leça do Balio II House, Matosinhos, North Portugal
Designed by architect Raulino Silva, Leça do Balio II House is located in a plot of about 2400 sqm, in the Chantre allotment, near the entrance of the city of Maia, North Portugal, for those arriving from the South by Via Norte main road
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
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
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
RiscoWhite House, Barcelos, Portugal
RiscoWhite house design by architects Paulo Costa and Sónia Abreu is on the bank of the River Cávado, in Barcelinhos, Portugal, offering a wide green landscape immortalized by the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança and the Medieval Tower
Lisbon Buildings: Architecture in Portugal
Lisbon architecture, Portugal – interesting contemporary buildings & architects in southern Portugal – best new Portuguese architecture photos + building news
Casa dos anos 40, Ílhavo, Portugal building
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.
Capela de São João Batista, Vila Nova de Paiva, Portugal
Designed by José Morgado the Capela de São João Batista project, Portugal, was born out of the desire and generosity of the people of the small village to build a temple dedicated to St John the Baptist. Its monolithic form of exposed concrete, torn by stereotomy and subtracted from the stylised form of the “house” shape, is intended to be the home of St John the Baptist
Renaissance Porto Lapa Hotel, Portugal
The Renaissance Porto Lapa Hotel is a new Portuguese hotel inaugurated in the city of Porto, designed by architects Visioarq. The challenge was to design an elegant 4-star urban refuge hotel