Far removed from the hustle of urban life, this retreat was designed and custom-built for two artists by the renowned modernist Portuguese architect Bartolomeu Costa Cabral, considered one of the key figures in the turning point of the modern movement in Portuguese architecture (1929–2024).
Project name
Artist Retreat
Architecture firm
Bartolomeu Costa Cabral
Location
Beja, Alentejo, Portugal
Photography
Lourenço Teixeira de Abreu
Principal architect
Bartolomeo Costa Cabral
Collaborators
Pilar Saldanha, Creative Director, Fantastic Frank
Interior design
Rui Sanches, Teresa Pavão
Tools used
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the Algarve west coast, this luxurious Villa enjoys a privileged seafront location. The land has a steeply sloping topography, which has contributed to an extraordinary sun exposure.
Project name
Villa Fortaleza
Architecture firm
Vieira de Moura Architects
Location
Budens, Vila do Bispo (Algarve), Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Hugo Moura
Collaborators
Acoustic Design: Ac+Coger, Lda Fluids Engineering: Savec, Lda.
Structural engineer
Savec, Lda.
Landscape
Jardíssimo, Unipessoal Lda.
Lighting
Protega, Eletrotecnia, Lda.
Supervision
Veritate – Projetos e Fiscalização de Engenharia
Visualization
Vieira de Moura Architects
Construction
Sereno & Perfeito – Sociedade de Construções, Lda.
Typology
Residential › House
Bruno Dias Arquitectura: Located in Santiago da Guarda, Leiria, Casa Moita Santa is built in a setting characterized by the presence of oak trees and the occasional presence of piles of stones on the site. The concept of the house was born not only in response to the location, but also to the needs of the clients.
Project name
Casa Moita Santa
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Rua Senhora da Saúde, Moita Santa – Ansião, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Design team
Tânia Matias; Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
MCJADuarte, Lda.; Paumarc, Jolusilva
Construction
Eliberto Construções, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
Daniel Félix Arquitectos: The house is situated on the outskirts of Guimarães, within a planned housing development. The principles of this plan were respected to keep continuity in its design approach. Its corner position and the slope from northwest to south dictated the layout: a concrete basement, housing the garage and technical areas, defines...
Project name
House in Calvos – Guimarães, Portugal
Architecture firm
félixARQS - Daniel Félix Arquitectos
Location
Calvos, Guimarães, Portugal
Photography
Pedro Machado
Principal architect
Daniel Félix
Collaborators
Daniel Monteiro, Florbela Moura. Acoustics and Energy Efficiency: David Magalhães
Structural engineer
Anabela Salgado
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in Quinta da Estrela which occupies a valley in Odemira, a landscape significantly altered over the last three decades.The slope surrounding the Quinta da Estrela house was removed to make way for a parking lot, isolating the building and causing structural issues due to the excavation.
Project name
Olaria Municipal
Architecture firm
ARDE Arquitetura + Design
Location
Quinta da Estrela, Odemira, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Daniel Pinho
Collaborators
Fluids Engineering: Paulo Ferreira. Thermal Engineering: Miguel Ferreira – certiterm. Visual identity: Daniel Pinho
Structural engineer
Paulo Ferreira
Lighting
Claudio Espirito Santo
Construction
Virgílio de Sousa Leal
Supervision
Rui Graça, Vitor Afonso
Material
Stone, concrete, glass, wood, brick
Typology
Public Space › Municipal Building
The “Salt Color House” is in front of the so-called Mira channel in Costa Nova do Prado. This place, due to the salinity of its waters and surrounding vegetation, the colors and odors that emanate, takes me back to my past, my parent’s house, where I grew up and lived for many years, under this atmosphere of marine nature.
Project name
Casa Cor de Sal
Architecture firm
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos LDA
Location
Costa Nova do Prado, Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Rómulo De Almeida Neto
Collaborators
Luís Barbeiro, Liliana Dias
Interior design
Rómulo Neto Arquitectos LDA
Structural engineer
José Lopes; Eng. João Pedro Festas; Lígia Santos; Norberto Presa
Construction
José Manuel de Jesus Capela
Typology
Residential › House
The building, located in the heart of Porto's historic center, stands as a testament to the end of the 19th century. Comprised of 5 floors, it is intended for housing on the upper floors and commerce on the upper floor. As the street where it is located (Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira) is perfectly delimited by a continuous urban front and, for the mo...
Project name
Edifício de Mouzinho da Silveira
Architecture firm
Diana Barros Arquitectura
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Diana Barros
Structural engineer
NCREP – Consultoria em reabilitação do edificado e património
Construction
Vilacelos – Construções S.A.
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The requalification of the building Exporlux, one of the largest national lighting equipment companies based in the municipality of Águeda, became an opportunity for a more intervention that included, in addition to the construction of a lighting laboratory.
Project name
Requalificação e Ampliação das Instalações Exporlux . Requalification and Expansion of Exporlux Facilities
Architecture firm
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda
Location
Covão, Águeda, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
António Figueiredo
Collaborators
Paula Castilho, Climacom, Exporlux
Interior design
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda / Exporlux
Structural engineer
Carlos Coutinho
Construction
A.Pimenta, Construções Lda
Supervision
Espaço Objecto, Arquitetura & Design, Lda
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
