Lisboa

With over 60 years of history, the Ritz Four Seasons Lisbon is the most iconic hotel in Portugal. The renovation was carefully thought out to maintain the character of this unit opened in 1959. When highly acclaimed Portuguese architecture studio Oitoemponto was entrusted in 2019 to breathe new life into guest rooms and suites at the Hotel, design duo Artur Miranda and Jacques Bec baulked at the idea of modernising the classic Hotel. spacesandplaces.pt Through close collaboration between the Ritz, Oitoemponto and Vector Mais, which carefully carried out all the renovation works, it was possible to re-imagining the past for the present, embarking on a journey to evolve the Hotel's roots for 21st-century visitors. This attention to deta... More

Founded in 1981 in the United Kingdom, SAGE is the market leader in cloud management solutions, with a presence in 23 countries and more than 13.000 employees worldwide. For the renovation of its office in Lisbon, the multinational company chose Vector Mais as a general contractor in a project with interior architecture by Openbook studio. spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt Located at the Art’s Business Center in Parque das Nações, the interiors of the SAGE office reflect its innovative and dynamic approach, providing a comfortable workspace for its employees. Entirely built by Vector Mais, the office stands out for its abundance of natural light, fluid worksp... More

Located in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal, but only 50meters from the Tagus River the OKAH rooftop is inserted in an unexplored ancient port area. The challenge presented consisted in creating a rooftop that matched the LACS building essence – a modern and creative hub that combines an artistic soul and a cultural stronghold where forward-thinking creative businesses go to thrive.  In order to immerse in the landscape language MC-A designed, created and supervised the installation process of 16 modified maritime containers. The project encompasses a 100 seats restaurant, 50 seats lounge with 2 themed bars and a 200 people concerts area which, alternatively, may be used as an art exhibition venue. This with a 360º degre... More

As one of the main car renting companies in the Portuguese market, Locarent chose Vector Mais for the design and construction of its headquarters at Edifício Orange in Porto Salvo. With the new corporate identity of the company and the motto ‘mobility that unites us’ as starting points for the construction of interiors, Vector Mais has developed a contemporary, comfortable and dynamic environment. The colors associated with Locarent were used in an innovative way, through a choice of timeless materials and textures, something that is noticeable in the various spaces of the new headquarters, from the reception and library to the phone booths and cafeteria. The introduction of new furniture and lighting (supplied by Vector... More

Located in one of the most typical neighborhoods in the city, next to Praça do Martim Moniz and Avenida Almirante Reis, this project is the result of the transformation of a store and warehouse. This configuration, usual in buildings from the mid-20th century, gave way to a unique living space, idealized as a design loft. In order to maintain the character of the building, the loft aims to establish a dialogue between the past and the cosmopolitan present. Prepared for a contemporary lifestyle, the loft has continuous and communicating social areas. With a generous ceiling height, the loft has two floors. On the lower floor, there is a garage for a car, with direct views of the kitchen and social room, which share a single open spa... More

A stone's throw from São Jorge Castle, in the typical Mouraria neighborhood, this loft has resulted from transforming the large space of an old warehouse. Designed and built by Gavinho Architecture & Interiors, the loft was created for a cosmopolitan lifestyle, combining its central location with the serenity of facing a private courtyard.  In a totally open space, the loft develops on a single floor, where the spacious social area appears in the foreground with the kitchen and the living room. Further ahead, and after passing through an industrial metal and glass doors, the suite appears in an intimate and ample environment. Through an excellent use of space, the area at the back of the headboard houses a bathroom and a cl... More

Dental clinic and and the  back​​office its develop on just one floo.  The inspiration of this project as its an skylight that floods of light the central area of ​​the waiting room with natural light and around which all the compartments have developed.   The entrance to the clinic and offices is made through the main access of the building, and there is a separation of routes for each of the spaces, clinic and offices.   The area defined as a clinic includes a waiting and service room located on the main front of the building and in the central area of ​​the skylight, meeting room, two public toilet facilities, one of which is adapted for people with reduced mobility, three administrative offices, nine offices dent... More

This project consisted on the renovation of an existing building located in central Lisbon, on a corner near Liberdade Avenue. The building is six stories high, occupies an area of 2.410 square meters and originally it was used for commercial purposes, and it also housed offices. The project focuses on the rehabilitation, reform and change of use, to accommodate the new activity as a hostel. The existing L-shaped building, consists of basement, ground floor, mezzanine, six additional floors, and a roof. The project addresses mainly an interior restructuring to make the spaces fit for the new use. It is necessary to change the entire layout on every floor; common spaces, very important in this kind of establishment, are created anew; there... More

Extension and Rehabilitation of a multi-family housing building. More

The building is located at the bottom of José Malhoa Avenue, in an area which it indicated, would become Lisbon’s financial district. This place is part of a mixed and little cohesive area of housing blocks, offices and hotels.The new headquarters project has developed from this urban context and the concern to meet the client’s objectives at the same time. Thus, the building would have to constitute an architectural reference point and project the bank to the central plan of the financial markets in Portugal.The final project resulted in a building consisting of two deliberately contrasting parts.A lower five-storey, granite-lined block was arranged orthogonally with an eleven-storey transparent glass tower. The façade has two skins separa... More

PUMP gyms fit into the "smart cost" category. The challenge is to create spaces with architectural quality investing in design and modern feel, keeping constant the premise of finding more economic ways to do so. The original design / concept was fully developed by NOZ.The PUMP Gyms' identity is strengthened by the intuitive, functional and simple way of organizing the space layout. The Nações gym has two levels, the ground level, with a double height space, operates as reception area in direct contact with the street and the upper level for most of the activity areas. The element of connection - the stairs - becomes the main actor of this space, revealing the young and daring identity and the dynamics of the activity of a gym.The colour pa... More

Palatina is a small palace built in the centre of Lisbon in the mid-20th century according to plans designed by Architect Carlos Rebelo de Andrade in the Português Suave style. Originally conceived to serve the purpose of a single family residence, the building was converted into four distinct apartments earlier this century. Apartment Palatina I occupies the main first floor of this mansion, the former location of the social areas – hall, office, billiards room, small living room, drawing room, pantry, dining hall, greenhouse – and correspondingly draws upon the magnificent ostentatiousness of both its amplitude and its materials and decorative details. The client sought to modernise the apartment and reinforce its domestic dimension s... More

This project refers to Sabrab Office. Letting natural light flood the entire space was the concept for the development of this space. The space was originally segmented with several work areas and where natural light was none and very dark rooms. The basic idea for the creation was immediately liberated from the whole area, transforming it into an open space. It was intended that almost the whole area of the project was an integral part of a single space leading to the option for segmentation to be made through the placement of glass panels. In addition to allowing the creation of more reserved work spaces, natural light, which only enters through two windows on the main facade of the building, fills almost the entire office in a homogen... More

The apartment is located on the first floor of a building that was constructed in the second half of the 19th century on an area of landfill established along the Lisbon waterfront in the wake of the 1755 earthquake. Its expansive area and lofty ceilings, the abundant natural light and the conservation of some of the original finishings and decorative features were not only among the characteristics that the client sought but are also those that best define this home’s identity. The project correspondingly incorporated the desire to restore, conserve and enhance these same characteristics in conjunction with a proposition contemplating an exercise in interpreting the Lisbon architecture of this period and its respective constituent facets... More