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The Park House is located on a quiet, central street in the city of Aveiro, facing a natural, tree-filled area, the city park. It emerged from the alteration and expansion of a deteriorated Art Nouveau building constructed in the 20th century. The facade features various plant, animal, and human elements carved in limestone.
Project name
Park House (Casa Do Parque)
Architecture firm
Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design
Location
Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Paulo Merlini Architects: Located in Saldanha, on the ground floor of a residential building, this two-storey commercial space was characterized by a relatively narrow glass façade.
Project name
SKIN Boutique
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Av. João Crisóstomo 26b, 1050-127, Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
BOX arquitectos: A10 is the end result of the adaptation of a industrial warehouse facility into social spaces for the factories. The program is composed by administration areas, offices, medical offices, the lunch hall and resting area, bathrooms with showers rooms included.
Project name
Indústria | A10
Architecture firm
BOX arquitectos
Location
São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
In the heart of Porto, a noble staircase crowned by the skylight that once illuminated. Built in the mid-19th century to be the house of a Douro nobleman, the building's fame was consolidated over time by the meticulous decoration of the woodwork, framed within the compositional rigour of the 19th-century facade, and the incredible staircase in the...
Project name
Antigo Hotel do Louvre
Architecture firm
Diana Barros Arquitectura
Location
Porto, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
NWDS: The bar is located in the Santos district, today the center of expat life, but initially a poor neighborhood with houses built from improvised materials (the original bricolage). Santos’ history seeps through the shape of cropped arches, and the haphazardly laid masonry dating back to 1904, which was revealed during the bar’s construction.
Project name
PARRA - Bar-bricolage in the heart of Santos
Architecture firm
NWDS
Location
Santos district, Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Bardo - Creative Ground
Sónia Lopes da Cruz - Arquitectura: A Mortuary House designed for a moment of silence and respect for the place.
Project name
Casa Mortuária de Oliveirinha
Architecture firm
Sónia Lopes da Cruz - Arquitectura
Location
Oliveirinha, Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
A beach retreat embraced by the natural reserve. Three ground-level volumes resting on the dunes, between the rice fields and the serene beaches of Comporta. A conceptual structure with wooden slats that intertwines and protects them from the Alentejo Coast sun, in the poetic organic shade of the reeds.
Project name
COMPORTA 41
Architecture firm
dEMM arquitectura
Location
Comporta, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Located in the heart of Braga, a city from Portugal, Jorge Oculista Store stands out for its harmonious fusion of modern and classic elements. The store entrance resembles an art gallery, with an industrial touch, preserving the original purity of the building in visible parts.
Project name
Jorge Oculista
Architecture firm
Inception Architects Studio
Location
Braga, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio