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Project • By Pedro Carrilho ArquitectosHotels

Villa Baixa - Aparthotel

For the refurbishment of the building on Rua da Prata, intended to house a Hotel Unit in apartment-style accommodations, it was considered essential to restore the character and integrity of the original design in order to preserve the image of the historical ensemble of the Pombaline Downtown. Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira These intervention principles are particularly evident in the restoration of the ground floor openings, for which the metrics and design of the pre-existing façade were reinstated. Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira Francisco Nogueira In organizational terms, the ground floor of the building is divided into a spacious retail space (extending to two base... More

Project • By ArkstudioRestaurants

Street Chow

Based on the concept of cultural fusion, this space aims to mix cultures and cuisines. Street Chow combines three mix of cultures, between Korean, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. https://rodrigocardoso.net https://rodrigocardoso.net Inside, three key points are identified for its programmatic organization, the bar, the dining room, and the sanitary facilities, which are intended to connect with the brand's identity. Thus, the colour, the materials used in the interiors in combination with oriental decorative elements allows us to relate to the three different concepts of the brand. https://rodrigocardoso.net https://rodrigocardoso.net Caption More

Project • By dEMM® arquitecturaPrivate Houses

COMPORTA 107

Beach house, located among the pine forests and rice fields of Comporta, set in sand dunes, in a place of great natural beauty and strength of fauna and flora.The center of inspiration was the deserted and wild beaches of the region and the reproduction of this environment, with dunes and vegetation. FG+SG | Fernando Guerra FG+SG | Fernando Guerra The project is composed of 2 pure volumes with great transparency, around which you can appreciate the complexity of the nature that surrounds them.A wooden volume on the ground floor and on top of it a concrete volume on the first floor. FG+SG | Fernando Guerra FG+SG | Fernando Guerra Patios were created on the ground floor, allowing the sand and dune vegetation to also inha... More

Project • By Vector MaisOffices

Synopsys

Founded in 1986 in Silicon Valley, California, Synopsys is a world leader in EDA (Electronic Design Automation) and IP (Intellectual Property) solutions for semiconductors and has more than 19.000 employees internationally. After building the first phase of the technology company's office, Vector Mais recently expanded Synopsys' workspace, now covering one entire floor in Lagoas Park's Building 4. Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais In the project's second phase of 1.300 m², Vector Mais collaborated with CBRE, responsible for the architecture, to materialise an innovative, dynamic and flexible office. That was possible by building an open space and several multifunctional and collaboration spaces. The office shows sever... More

Project • By Galant I.D. LdaOffices

BRAZY Lisbon

In the evolution of modern office spaces, Galant I.D. Lda Studio offers its own vision of emotional comfort for employees and office visitors. With design as an extension of the surrounding nature and considering man as part of nature, we create a forward-looking concept of fashionable symbiosis and multidimensional free space from a societal perspective. . A new design concept has given a second life to a typical office space with white plasterboard walls and Armstrong ceilings. Yaroslav Galant, Alexander Bogorodsky Yaroslav Galant, Alexander Bogorodsky Brazy is an entertainment, gaming, and esports company. Therefore, everything in the interior is aimed at creating a funky atmosphere with a green corporate colour.  Yaro... More

Project • By Pedro Carrilho ArquitectosApartments

Águas Livres 6

This project involves demarcating the various periods of intervention of the building, and this proposal is one of those chapters of urban metamorphosis and reframing. Estúdio 11 Archviz Estúdio 11 Archviz The aim is to highlight the various eras of the building: the original construction, which refers to an industrial structuring on floors 0 and 1; the 1912 extension that included floor 2 and the central turret on the east façade; and the new contemporary intervention in relation to the tiled floor and the metal volume. This is a dialogue that is not new: between the pre-existence and the contemporary proposal. Estúdio 11 Archviz Estúdio 11 Archviz A set of changes was made, with a p... More

Project • By MENDONÇA CARRÃO - ATELIERMuseums

PORTUGUESE CENTER OF CHINESE MEDICINE

The challenge posed to MC-A was the creation of the Portuguese Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Lisbon. This space would host a vast exhibition on the various treatments and techniques available in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as some of the tools and medicines used by this ancient practice. Caption Caption Based on a history as rich and long as the one that today represents the People's Republic of China, MC-A carried out a reinterpretation inspired by the imaginary and tools typical of traditional culture, resorting to a metric of pieces and evocative rhythms of the writing systems Chinese. Caption Caption The outlined program consisted of an area dedicated to ancestral products used as medicines,... More

Project • By MENDONÇA CARRÃO - ATELIEROffices

COFIDIS Work Lab

MC-A was invited by COFIDIS to lead the study and testing of best performance spatial configurations work zones. In this context, the COFIDIS Work-lab was born, a disruptive space against the old forms of spatial organization of companies, materializing the most productive and efficient configurations.With the global pandemic the process of looking for innovative workplaces, we has boosted. Unquestionably, the old method of organizing workplaces in a linear or grid fashion (using offices or cubicles) was outdated, and other forms of organization such as open space are also increasingly being updated. João Gonçalves João Gonçalves The spatial organization of workplaces methodologies for vary not only ac... More

Project • By MENDONÇA CARRÃO - ATELIERApartments

LARANJEIRAS Apartment

Interior remodeling project, with the challenge of integrating the various social and functional spaces. The 150m2 apartment, built in the mid-80s, had a typical interior organization of separation of social, functional and private areas. Where the entrance hall having distribution to the bedroom corridor, the living social and meal areas and finally to the kitchen and laundry areas. Caption Having as its main premise the integration of the various social spaces with the kitchen, the proposal presented by MC-A materialized in removing physical and visual barriers between the living and kitchen areas. While integrating the dining space as a functional extension of the kitchen, and at the same time as an aesthetic extension of the livi... More

Project • By MENDONÇA CARRÃO - ATELIEROffices

BOOL Lisbon office

The challenge presented to MC-A consisted in designing the headquarters of a forward-thinking, custom software development, and consultancy company, that has the motto: “We bring the future into the present”.  This project was envisioned to accommodate a team of IT professionals committed to overcome its clients’ biggest challenges, with innovative and disruptive solutions.  Caption Specifically, the requirements included a work area for 20 workstations, a venue for conferences, formation and team building moments that seated at least 30 individuals, a pantry, and a chill out zone.  Having sorted out the location, in one of the most environmentally friendly buildings of Lisbon, Portugal, it was time... More

Project • By Reynaers AluminiumApartments

Prata Riverside Village

Prata Riverside Village is a chic residential complex in Lisbon, Portugal. The newly developed neighbourhood comprises over 700 apartments, from studios to five-bedroom homes. Reynaers Aluminium windows, doors, curtain walls, and sliding solutions ensure that all of them enjoy sweeping views as well as bright, open, and airy living spaces. Ivo Tavares Light and renewal are key to the new residential area’s design and philosophy, under the guidance of world-famous architect Renzo Piano and his team at Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW). Prata Riverside Village captures the brightness of the Mediterranean sun, while connecting the old city centre to the Parque das Nações, a popular commercial, residential, and cult... More

Project • By Vector MaisOffices

Servier Portugal

Present in more than 150 markets and the second-largest French laboratory, Servier is an international pharmaceutical company known for its innovation in cardiology and oncology. Established in Portugal in 1978, the pharmaceutical company has more than 150 employees in our country and chose Vector Mais to carry out the fit-out on its new office in Lisbon. spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt Located in Torre Oriente, the office is the perfect embodiment of the French company's new identity, which conveys values such as inclusion, sustainability, and innovation. Following the CBRE project, Vector Mais built and furnished a space dominated by colour, comfort, and a diversity of areas to work, collaborate and socialize. Several ele... More

Project • By Vector MaisOffices

WeWork Lisbon

WeWork is a global network of workspaces founded in 2010, with more than 700 locations in 150 cities and 500.000 members worldwide. For its first location in Portugal, WeWork chose Vector Mais to materialize its space in the centre of Lisbon. Occupying several floors in a building on Rua Alexandre Herculano, the flexible office stands out for its informal and fluid environments, where people and companies come together to do their best work. spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt Vector Mais' intervention radically transformed the interior of the different floors, building an inviting and comfortable space. The reception on the ground floor stands out; the lou... More

Project • By NOZ ARQUITECTURAApartments

colónias

The Bairro das Colónias, in central Lisbon, appeared in the beginning of the 20th century. The owners of this flat, in the 1st floor of a corner building built in 1916, wanted to transform this space, updated and adapted to their requirements. NOZ ARQUITECTURA / Francisco Nogueira The flat develops itself along a corridor from which you access the various rooms. The entrance is highlighted with a soft colour and built-in lighting - a colour box. At the end of the corridor, the kitchen, carrying the same colour, defines the ends of home and the central space from where the rooms develop from. NOZ ARQUITECTURA / Francisco Nogueira The wooden flooring of light tones, and the white washed walls maximize the available natural... More

NewsNews • 10 Sep 2021

AB+AC Architects transforms dull commercial unit into light filled multi-purpose co-working and event space

Open Hearts is an experimental center in Lisbon infused by AB+AC Architects with calmness. The center is intended for conscious gatherings, holistic learning and co-creation. Ricardo Oliveira Alves The architects combined natural materials, like wood, ceramic and stone, with tactile surfaces to create a warm yet minimalist spatial experience. Ricardo Oliveira Alves The program is organized in a sequence that flows from a public multi-purpose saloon to a private residence, divided by a hallway fitted with a striking Barrisol lightening membrane ceiling.     The multi-purpose space can host an array of activities from dance, yoga or meditation to art events, workshops and screenings. Storage compartments hidden behi... More