In the heart of Aveiro, Portugal, near the city’s railway station, Edifício Estação by Sónia Cruz Arquitectura offers a thoughtful balance between preservation and new construction. The 2,843-square-meter building integrates two deactivated industrial warehouses from the early 20th century into a new mixed-use program, merging contemporary urban housing with a distinct historical identity. MIXED USE […] More
Casa M sits on a site with a three-meter slope between the street and the plot’s midpoint. To address this grade difference, Silverline implemented a split-level system that separates the program vertically. The house presents a one-story volume from the street, while the rear extends across two levels. This approach enables both pedestrian and vehicle […] More
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto designed Casa da Encosta to settle without conflict. The home occupies a generous site with soft topography, but the land offered no striking views or obvious reference points. Rather than fight the context, the architect placed a long, linear volume just above the ground, turning it inward. The result resists external noise […] More
Spaceworkers took on Covelo House as a way to revisit one of Porto’s most characteristic yet overlooked housing structures: the urban island. These residential pockets trace their origins to the 19th century, when they housed working-class families who had migrated to the city for labor. Built as small, semi-detached homes behind bourgeois residences, these units […] More
Architect João Pedro Pedrosa designed Casa na Lameira on the edge of Fátima, close to the city yet firmly embedded in a rural setting. Working closely with the owners, a young couple with two children, he shaped a house that respects its surroundings while offering the comforts of daily life. One of the owners, trained […] More
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos has designed a new pedestrian and cycling bridge between the banks of Vagos and Sousa, responding to a challenge posed by the local government. The project reactivates the site of the old Fareja Bridge, a 19th-century structure built in 1855 and closed in 1978, now partially in ruins. Rather than remove the […] More
Casa da Levada by Tsou Arquitectos, stands on a green plot in a quiet village in Paredes, facing the river Tâmega. Instead of placing a structure onto the land, the project carves its presence from the earth itself. Casa da Levada follows the contours of the site, allowing the house to take shape in response […] More
Casa Arco by Tiago Castro Sousa, sits high above Paredes de Coura, visible from almost every angle of the village below. With its elevated position and distinct proportions, the building immediately sets itself apart from the local vernacular. Originally built as a pharmacy, the house features expansive openings framed in detailed stonework, jambs, lintels, and […] More
Located in the heart of Lisbon, within the DGPC’s Urban Rehabilitation Area and Property Protection Zone, the Victor Cordon building has undergone years of modifications that eroded its original character. These past alterations, while expanding its functionality, also compromised its structural integrity and diminished the essence of its historic identity. Fragmentos, the architectural office behind […] More
Designed by WALAA + Jorge Gonzalez, CS House is an exercise in spatial clarity, where geometry and light dictate the rhythm of daily life. Built for a young family, this residence transforms a triangular site into a carefully structured living environment, balancing openness with seclusion. The design distills complex ideas into a rational form, ensuring […] More
Located in a developing district of Aveiro, Puro Tower, designed by Mário Alves Arquiteto, redefines collective housing through a balance of continuity and transformation. Positioned on a corner lot, the building is part of an evolving urban plan where construction lines will eventually enclose the area. The project extends the predominant lines of adjacent buildings, […] More
Impare Arquitectura has transformed a duplex flat in Praça da Corujeira, a 1960s building designed by architect Agostinho Ferreira de Almeida. This project is part of the ongoing revitalization of Porto’s eastern neighborhoods, which includes significant initiatives like the renovation of the Porto Industrial Slaughterhouse by Kengo Kuma and the redevelopment of Praça da Corujeira. […] More