Dorfler House, located in Meia Praia, Lagos - In a condominium of traditional buildings from the 90s, the approach breaks with a bold and elegant architecture with a curvilinear movement turning into two telescopes facing the sea highlighting all its splendor in the city landscape.
Project name
Casa Dorfler / Dorfler House
Architecture firm
Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura
Location
Meia Praia, Lagos, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Vitor Vilhena
Design team
Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura
Collaborators
Vitor Vilhena, Fábio Guimarães, Nuno Gonçalves, Dina Moreira, Guilherme Santos, Catarina Augusto
Interior design
Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura
Civil engineer
PLANN Engineer
Structural engineer
PLANN Engineer
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
Calçada House is located in Vila de Paraíso in the north of Portugal. There were existing house from 18th century and several annex buildings with several trees in old manor with 5000 m². The site was divided by the buildings scattered throughout the project site, and each part was designed as unique place.
Project name
Calçada House
Architecture firm
Ren Ito Arq
Location
Vila de Paraíso, Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio www.ivotavares.net
Collaborators
Diana Todorova, João Ramos, Rita Gomes, Yuko Inoue, Bernardo Faria, Elodie Marimba, Maria Milicková, Sofia Augusto, Michela Piddiu, Mogan Dano, Claudia Antal, Inês Ferrão, Jan Binter, Nuno Carvalho Rodrigues, Silvia Snopková, Aws Omran, Urban Vamberger
Construction
Carlos Gomes
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
MJARC Arquitetos completed the project of a Vineyard Hotel at Douro Valley in Portugal. The project intends to capture the essence of a place that aims to create an atmosphere of harmony between nature and people. All rooms have a clear view of the vineyard and Douro Valley. The sitting room and dining room offers not only beautiful views, but also...
Project name
Vineyard Douro Hotel
Architecture firm
MJARC Arquitetos Associados Lda
Location
Douro Valley, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Design team
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Collaborators
Barbara Bernardo, Raquel Saraiva
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel and wine cellar
Pasithéa, by Sofia Nikolaidou and Angeliki Tzifa, is a finalist entry in the international architectural competition Vale De Moses Meditation Cabins organized by Bee Breeders. The proposal is located near Oleiros, Portugal and consists of a series of meditation cabins, nested within the surrounding landscape, and connected by a network of pathways.
Project name
Pasithéa: Meditation Cabins in Central Portugal
Architecture firm
Angeliki Tzifa & Sofia Nikolaidou
Location
Oleiros-Amieira, Portugal
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Lumion, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Angeliki Tzifa & Sofia Nikolaidou
Client
Vale de Moses Yoga Retreat / Bee Breeders
Typology
Residential › House
The Portuguese architecture firm BALA atelier has recently completed Almirante Reis Apartment, rehabilitation of an attic in a building dated 1906, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Project name
Almirante Reis Apartment ''Apartamento na Almirante Reis''
Architecture firm
BALA atelier
Location
Avenida Almirante Reis, Lisboa, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Mariana Póvoa, Sílvia Rocio, Pedro Pedroso
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, Brass, Tile, Stone
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Iranian Architect team, Shomali Design Studio, has designed a holiday home for one of the best Iranian footballers, National Team goalkeeper, Amir Abed Zadeh at Madeira Island, Portugal. Blending with the amazing surrounding nature and sloping roof was one of the main goals of this design.
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Location
Madeira Island, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Typology
Residential › House
dp Arquitectos: The house is located on the perimeter of an allotment, overlooking the countryside. It is organized with service area on the North side, social area in the center, and a bedroom area on the other end, all facing the generous patio with swimming pool.
Project name
House in Santarém
Architecture firm
dp Arquitectos
Location
Santarém, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio. www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Diamantino Pinho
Typology
Residential › House
A project that respected the Cork Oak in Celorico de Basto, Portugal, designed by Portuguese architecture firm Hugo Pereira Arquitetos. The objective of the project was the construction of a single-family house on a plot of extraordinary morphological characteristics, which remained almost intact and unchanged.
Project name
Cork Oak House
Architecture firm
Hugo Pereira Arquitetos
Location
Celorico de Basto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Hugo Pereira and Diogo Jordão
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
