In Prazeres's serene landscape, an architect-client collaboration gave rise to a distinctive vacation home that defies the conventional volumes that surround it. Tasked with creating a unique retreat by an investor with a taste for development opportunities, creativity was put to use to navigate challenges to deliver a standout residence that refle...
Project name
Casa Prazeres
Architecture firm
Atelier Ornelas
Location
Prazeres, Madeira, Portugal
Photography
Woodland Studio
Principal architect
André Ornelas Gonçalves
Collaborators
Juvenal Gonçalves
Construction
Vicente Vieira Construção Civil, Lda.
Typology
Residential › House
Seaside Haven is a modern architectural marvel situated on Portugal's breathtaking shoreline. With 210 square meters of carefully designed space, this home masterpiece offers an unmatched living experience by the sea. With its rigid, geometric shapes, the building makes a dramatic silhouette against the seaside scenery.
Project name
Seaside Haven
Architecture firm
Pancheva Studios
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Monika Pancheva
Design team
Monika Pancheva
Visualization
Monika Pancheva
Typology
Residential › House
Designed for a couple with two children, the house is distributed over three floors and is set on a rectangular plot with good sun exposure and privileged views of Santa Maria da Feira Castle.
Architecture firm
Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
Location
Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago Meireles
Collaborators
Sérgio Almeida, IRG, Inspeções Técnicas, S.A. (Thermal Engineering)
Structural engineer
Strumep - Engenharia
Lighting
Projedomus – Projectos e Instalações Eléctricas Inteligentes, Lda
Construction
A Construtora de Loureiro, Lda.
Typology
Residential › House
The house wants to model its own place on the outskirts of Romeira, in Santarém. It builds the existential, humanized and concrete place, because it is inhabited, structured with meaning and purpose.
Project name
Casa Na Romeira (House in Romeira)
Architecture firm
dp arquitectos
Location
Romeira, Santarém, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Diamantino Maia Pinho
Structural engineer
Pitta Soares & Partners
Construction
Construções Saldanha Alves, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
There are few experiences as instantly calming as taking a dip in a swimming pool. The water beckons us to relax, soothing both mind and body as we enter a tranquil mental space where time seems to slow down. Scattered across Europe, properties within THE AFICIONADOS collection boast a diverse array of pools, each reflecting the distinct character...
Written by
The Aficionados
Photography
Courtesy of The Aficionados
Paulo Moreira Architectures: The project consists of an apartment renovation in the Penha de França neighbourhood in Lisbon. The apartment was in reasonable condition, but the partitioned layout and outdated infrastructure demanded surgical intervention. The work consisted of ‘silent’ adaptations to the existing structure, supplemented by contempor...
Project name
Apartamento da Penha
Architecture firm
Paulo Moreira Architectures
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Paulo Moreira
Collaborators
Hermínio Santos, Nahed Nabhan, Elena Borghese, Laurane Coornaert, Francesca Cazzulani, Cynthia Iao
Environmental & MEP engineering
Construction
Espaços e Formas, Lda
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This architectural endeavor aimed to create a subtle interplay between preservation and innovation, not as a critique of the pre-existing structure but as a celebration of the two distinct eras of the building's construction.
Project name
Edifício A’mar
Location
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Romeu Ribeiro & José Pedro Marques
Interior design
Day By Day
Structural engineer
Filipe Kellen
Construction
Ondulavançar, Carpintaria Parente, Golacap
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The green of nature embraces the rehabilitation of a building in the center of Lisbon. Originally composed of three floors and a yard, this building in Campo de Ourique was in an advanced state of degradation. The ground floor, which served as a commercial establishment, was reconverted into a common area and passageway for two completely independe...
Project name
Possidónio da Silva 37
Architecture firm
Fragmentos
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
António de Sousa Coutinho, Fernando Flora, Pedro Silva Lopes
Landscape
Polen Land Design
Supervision
João Paulo Branco
Typology
Residential › House
