Located in the rural landscape outside Estremoz, Monte do Divor by Vasco Burnay offers a meditation on permanence, restraint, and the quiet evolution of vernacular architecture. The house stands amid dispersed rural dwellings, its modest presence marked by a gabled roof and two chimneys, typologies deeply rooted in the Alentejo region. Rather than transform the […] More
In Guimarães, Portugal, Artequitectos have completed Habitação CL, a private residence that balances contemporary expression with sensitivity to its site. Designed by architects Nuno Filipe Azevedo and Vítor Manuel Oliveira, the project arises from a dialogue between topography, materiality, and the rhythms of daily life. Rather than serving only a functional brief, the house was […] More
OODA’s Miramar Tower stands as a sculptural presence on the city’s southern edge, bringing a new level of precision and ambition to coastal residential living. With its spiral terraces, expansive balconies, and dendriform vertical section, the tower reimagines how architecture can shape both skyline and domestic life. RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE The project occupies a central position […] More
After serving as Porto’s Civil Court for more than a decade, the building at Rua de Santa Catarina 1299 has taken on a new identity as Vila Catarina Apartments under the direction of Masslab. The architecture office adapted much of the existing structure and created a 16-unit long-stay apartment hotel. The project takes shape […] More
Casa PI occupies a key corner in Porto, closing a row of terraced houses while addressing the scale of adjacent multi-family buildings. ARQUITECTOSRT sets the house within its urban fabric with a clear intent: respect the street rhythm, mark the corner, and open the ground floor to shared outdoor life. The project reads as a […] More
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