The “wave Apartment” project’s main challenge was the reorganization and hierarchization of spaces.Located on the seafront, on the eighth floor of a typical 70s building, and with fantastic views. However, it did not take advantage of this due to the excessive compartmentalization that conveyed a complex environment that was difficult to interpret.
Project name
Wave-Apartment
Architecture firm
arQB arquitectura
Location
Povoa de Varzim, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Ribeiro, Hugo Andrade
Interior design
arQB arquitectura
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
arQB arquitectura
Construction
Builder Lage e Sobral
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The project focused on a new flat located in Porto, facing the Douro River and with a privileged sun exposure that offers panoramic views over a unique landscape, including the symbolic Arrábida Bridge.
Project name
Panorama Douro
Architecture firm
NUTT Project
Photography
Alexander Bogorodskiy
Principal architect
Ricardo Moreira, Marta Silva
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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.
Project name
Hidden House in Portugal
Architecture firm
Kerimov Architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Shamsudin Kerimov
Visualization
Kerimov Architects
Typology
Residential › House
Atelier Sergio Rebelo: Singer is an apartment renovation named after the building where it´s located. Built in 1939, in the iconic Rua de Sá da Bandeira, the Singer building is an Art Déco landmark in the heart of the city of Porto. The new design looks carefully at the original details and material palette and reinterprets them into a new layout,...
Architecture firm
Atelier Sergio Rebelo
Photography
João Boullosa and Luís Espinheira
Principal architect
Sérgio Rebelo
Design team
Tiago Carvalho, Joana Portela, Lourenço Barreto, Bruna Campos
Interior design
Sergio Rebelo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Suppliers - Azulima, BRUMA, Duravit, Menu Space
Supervision
Atelier Sergio Rebelo
Visualization
Chaos Group
Tools used
AutoCAD, Corona Renderer, Autodesk 3ds Max
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Pátio do Tijolo is a 24-room boutique hotel where the clean, minimalist style offers a calm refuge for today’s travelers. The design is centered around its shared spaces, including the plant-filled courtyard, kitchen and Loureiro salon, while opening up to the exterior, fostering interaction, the trading of ideas and experiences.
Written by
Pátio Do Tijolo
Photography
Courtesy of Pátio do Tijolo
Gouveia, located at the foothill of Serra da Estrela, has Avenida General Humberto Delgado in its toponymy, renamed after the 25th of April 1974. It is an iconic avenue at the top of the city, with a residential nature, confirmed by the magnificent houses and generous road profile, punctuated by the vast existing trees.
Project name
Apartamento em Gouveia
Architecture firm
M2 Senos Arquitetos
Location
Avenida General Humberto Delgado – Gouveia, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Senos, Sofia Senos
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Devesa Pharmacy is located in Vila Nova de Famalicão, nestled between the city's green areas and the urban center. Its prime location, with direct road access via Avenida do Brasil, played a pivotal role in selecting the site and realizing the project.
Project name
Farmácia da Devesa
Architecture firm
Tsou Arquitectos
Location
Avenida Brasil 3141, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Tiago Tsou
Interior design
Tsouarquitectos
Construction
Vasco Fernandes - Construção e Engenharia
Typology
Healthcare › Pharmacy
In this project, as the inaugural space for a new retail footwear brand, the primary goal was to establish a unique identity through the interpretation of the brand's name, the product line to be marketed, and the target audience.
Project name
Walk With Me Store
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Romeu Ribeiro, José Pedro Marques
Collaborators
Pavlo Dobrovolskyi
Construction
Símbolos Neutros, Carpinbelo
Typology
Commercial › Retail
