Archello Awards · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024 · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024
Winners Announced
Apartment EM
Francisco Nogueira
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
Interior lightingArea Store
AluminumCortizo
Oak wood, Premium Wood NatureERGi
Interior lightingNormo
Interior lightingZara home

Product Spec Sheet
Interior lighting
Aluminum
by Cortizo
Oak wood, Premium Wood Nature
by ERGi
Interior lighting
by Normo
Interior lighting

Apartment EM

Nuno Nascimento Arquitectos as Architects

Apartment EM is a triplex hidden in the narrow streets of Lisbon.

With an existing intricate interior layout and structure, the aim of the project was to define the spaces properly, connecting them to the views of the city.

photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira
photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira

The first level is occupied with the common areas – living and dining room with an open kitchen – and the second and third floors are occupied with the private rooms, with the master suite being of the last floor, opening to the view of the downtown of Lisbon.

photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira
photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira

While the structure of the apartment was hidden in the existing stairs and false ceiling, it would never be possible to guess these were all misaligned. It was from this problem that the concept of the aesthetics of the renovation was born.

photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira
photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira

While dividing the spaces on the living and dining room there was an opportunity to connect a column and a beam with an arc – relating these elements with the existing window openings on the facade. The arc became the main character of the room and spread through the whole apartment.

photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira
photo_credit Francisco Nogueira
Francisco Nogueira

The stairs began to curve, the carpentries were ornamented as an allusion to the past and the mirrors had no corners anymore.

Material Used:
1. Flooring: Oak wood, Premium Wood Nature, ERGi
2. Doors: Lacquered MDF
3. Windows: Aluminum, Cortizo
4. Interior lighting: Normo, Area, Zara Home
5. Interior furniture: Area, Zara Home

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