Portugal

Part of the BW Group, founded in 1955, BW Energy was established in 2016 as the Norwegian company's E&P (exploration and production) affiliate for natural gas and oil. Determined to expand its presence in Portugal, BW Energy turned to Vector Mais and CBRE to shape its office in Lagoas Park in Oeiras. Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais Wanting to offer its employees the best conditions, BW Energy wanted to create an inviting office that promoted collaboration. This objective was achieved by building various spaces to work and meet and carefully choosing local materials such as cork and comfortable and functional furniture (supplied by Vector Mais). Inspired by the company's identity, a b... More

Celebrating three decades of its five-star service, Penha Longa Resort renewed its image with the participation of Vector Mais, who was responsible for the renovation work on the rooms and suites. Designed by London-based studio Goddard Littlefair, the new accommodations were inspired by the landscape of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, bringing the spaces of this Ritz-Carlton unit the necessary modernity and lightness. Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais Vector Mais thoroughly intervened in the bedroom area, renewing all coverings and technical installations. The original stones were recovered in the bathrooms, which, combined with new carpentry elements, ensured greater functionality. Vector Mais Vector Mais V... More

Lagoa de Santo André by Studio 3A is a project born from complexity — a negotiation between nature, memory, and the strict constraints of regulatory oversight. Set on one of Portugal’s most magical beaches, the project replaces two long-abandoned restaurants with a pair of sculptural, earth-built beach restaurants that honour the landscape and its rhythms. Valentin Surdilla From the outset, the project faced an intricate web of building restrictions imposed by multiple public entities, making every step of the process demanding. Yet these constraints only deepened the studio’s commitment to creating architecture rooted in place — modest, enduring, and quietly powerful. Valentin Surdilla The new bui... More

Located in the singular fishing village of Ericeira, The Capsule Cafe has converted an uncharacteristic commercial space into a restaurant with unique features, associated with a “kitchen project” concept that serve as a base for different chefs and gastronomic experiences. Francisco Nogueira The project's starting point was the identity characteristics of the surroundings, with special emphasis on the chromatic palette - the blue and white, dominant in most of the buildings’ facades, the sky, the clouds and the Atlantic, reinterpreting them and endowing the space with the desired contemporaneity and expressiveness. Francisco Nogueira In the conception of this small cafe and restaurant, informality and the desi... More

Plot 62 is a commercial project located within Shuwaikh industrial Area, in the chamfered corner plot of 21st street with 26th street. This building of simple rectangular shapes, neutral tones and raw materials, fills the existing urban volumetric gap. It is composed by three levels above the ground and one underground, vertically connected through four main access cores, exterior stairs and other partial connections, including car elevators. Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Mohammad Taqi Ashkanani Its organized around an open flexible central courtyard, suitable for several different types of use, where to is directed all t... More

Founded in 1984, Proman is a leading company in products derived from natural gas. It is also one of the world's largest producers of methanol and fertilizers, with operations on several continents. In Portugal, the Swiss company has based its centre of excellence in project management, engineering, and construction in the petrochemical, energy, oil, and gas sectors. Vector Mais / spacesandplaces.pt Vector Mais / spacesandplaces.pt Vector Mais / spacesandplaces.pt For its new office in Lisbon, Proman hired Vector Mais to develop a 360º project, which involved interior architecture and construction. Taking advantage of the original configuration of the Lumnia building in Parque das Nações, the Vector Mais t... More

MJARC Arquitetos was invited to renovate a building that has been a feature of the Santa Comba Dão landscape for over 20 years. Situated on the slopes of the Dão River, the pre-existing building only had its structure and was never completed. In this sense, the main objective of the renovation was to reuse and revitalize the existing structure, avoiding demolition and starting over. Given its privileged location, the aim was also to reduce the mass of the Riverside building, opening it up to the landscape. The residential building, with 4 floors above ground, consists of 28 two- and three-bedroom apartments. The old apartments were altered, adapting them to new functions, and the balconies were reconfigured by cutting them ou... More

Starting from an existing abandoned space, the aim of the project was to install three psychology offices, supported by a reception, a waiting area, two storage/technical areas and two sanitary facilities (men, women + reduced mobility). Miguel Marques The existing structure, from the outset, paved the way for a simple and functional layout to be established, with a unique “L” shaped path, around which the necessary compartments are located. Miguel Marques The three offices were installed to take advantage of the existing windows, the reception and waiting area immediately next to the only entrance, and the sanitary facilities in the place where there is already a water and sanitation network. Miguel Marques Kn... More

351 Foz Housing is a residential building with 6 apartments spread over 4 floors.Located in Porto at Foz do Douro, it has East/West orientation and is inserted in an urban area in consolidation next to the Atlantic Ocean. Access is made from the East via Rua Dr.Sousa Rosa, where the rooms, social areas and patio are located, facing the West and facing the ocean.The patio is related to the neighboring buildings, through a transition of vegetation and concrete shading elements. The proximity of the sea influenced the choice of materials, which are natural and with expressive textures,contrasting with the delicate language in which we explored an image with light contours, the main material being anthracite colored concrete with a texture th... More

The 800 sq. m house is located on a cliff, near the ocean, in a natural environment. The project had to take into account the main requirement of the local municipality: the house should be practically invisible, minimally change the local landscape and not stand out in the environment, since the cliff in which it is located is clearly visible from the downtown. The house is perfectly integrated into the landscape: from the side of the road, the building seems to be one-story, but from the side of the ocean and the downtown it is almost invisible. Thanks to the smart arrangement of the volumes, following the topography of the site, we were able to achieve the effect of a natural elevation difference: the terraces become a continuation of t... More

The rural ruin is a heritage from the '50s when this part of the countryside of Portugal was mainly devoted to the development and growth of the land.Since the beginning of the project, the idea was clear, to renovate and extend the existing building, revealing and enhancing its built qualities. Caption The main ambition of the project is to refurbish with the use of less concrete as possible, thus providing the building with today's standard of comfort and longevity. Caption Demolitions were carefully proposed to clean the area from low-quality illegal constructions and conserve the stone walls of the house with their original size openings. Caption As per the proposed building elements, the approach was to mindfully cons... More

The remodeling of the Historic Garden in the center of Cascais is sensitive. The proposal presents a new Garden, more versatile and appealing according to the new concepts of current experiences of a Garden, working with several constraints such as the preservation of existing large trees and pre-existing activities. In the past, Jardim Visconde da Luz was the stage for fado concerts. The proposal proposes a green amphitheater, designed in the Garden with a central space in which the floor has water games. NOZ ARQUITECTURA NOZ ARQUITECTURA NOZ ARQUITECTURA These two elements provide the garden provide the possibility of holding various types of events, the central space functioning as a stage and the amphitheater as assistan... More

Element gyms concept was launched by the NOZ studio. The premises were to generate comfortable and appealing spaces with a very small budget. The paintings and lighting are worked in an original way. For the entrance, a network box with an infinite mirror is proposed to provide a different experience upon entering. NOZ ARQUITECTURA NOZ ARQUITECTURA NOZ ARQUITECTURA   More