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Perched directly on the edge of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, this stunning duplex flat designed by SABRAB Architecture harmoniously blends traditional elements with contemporary comfort.
Project name
Gaia River Douro Duplex
Architecture firm
Sabrab Architecture
Location
Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Sabrab Architecture
The house is located on an irregular triangular plot of land with a topography consisting of two levels at different heights. It is on the first, higher level, next to the street, that the house is located. According to the owners' wishes, it has two separate floors connected by stairs, double-height ceilings and mezzanines.
Project name
Casa AJC
Architecture firm
Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
Location
Carregosa, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Photography
João Rey
The intervention site is known as the "Bairro do Boneco", part of the group of Railway Workers' Neighbourhoods, with its origins dating back approximately to the year 1920. Designed in the shape of a rectangular courtyard, similar to popular workers' villages, it comprises a total of 18 dwellings divided into two terraced blocks.
Project name
Reabilitação Urbana do Bairro do Boneco
Architecture firm
Adarq - André David Arquitecto
Location
Entroncamento, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
The project consists of the design of a two-story single-family house. The plot has a significant slope of approximately 3 meters between the street level and its midpoint. To address this challenge while also taking advantage of the site's potential, a "split-level" system was adopted.
Project name
Casa M
Architecture firm
Silverline
Location
Avenida Vasco da Gama, Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
What was once a civil courtroom now unfolds as a place to dwell. The former institutional structure has been reconfigured into 16 long-stay residential units, transforming civic rigidity into domestic spatiality through a position of critical reuse and architectural editing.
Project name
Vila Catarina Apartments
Architecture firm
MASSLAB
Location
Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
From cliffside infinity pools to castle courtyards and vineyard views, these design-led escapes invite guests to float through Europe’s most beautiful landscapes one swim at a time. The art of summer transcends destinations—it’s defined by the emotions they inspire. At these handpicked members of The Aficionados, that sentiment often begins at the...
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There are houses that struggle to understand and connect with their setting, showing a certain unease or lack of coherence in the choice of where to settle — choices that, for emotional reasons or creative visions, end up being justified and even triumphant!
Project name
Casa da Encosta
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Santo Tirso , Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
When we first arrived at Rua de São João, all we saw was a hill next to the entrance of the plot, which blocked our view to the other side — to the west.
Project name
Pedrantil House
Architecture firm
Helder da Rocha Arquitectos
Location
Croca, Penafiel, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio