Elliptical House is the result of an idea based on a geometric shape and a volume sculpted by the landscape. A balance was sought between fullness and emptiness, weight and airiness, light and shade, or the object and its image. It is a relationship between the real and the imagined, between physical and virtual spaces which are guessed at, to com...
Project name
Casa Elíptica (Elliptical House)
Architecture firm
Mário Martins Atelier
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Photography
Principal architect
Mário Martins
Design team
Sónia Fialho, Rui Duarte, Nuno Colaço, Sara Silva, Rui Santos
Collaborators
Window Glasses: Guardia; Window Frames: Cortizo; Sanitary Ware: Catalano, Sanindusa, Grohe; Kitchen: J.Dias; Carpentry: Eduardo Martins&filho, Lda.
Structural engineer
Raiz Engenharia, Lda.
Construction
Ilha&Ilha, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
Despite having a typical Lisbon design, with high ceilings and wide corridors, this project always had the objective of making a comfortable home within the parameters of contemporaneity.
Project name
Apartment in Cais do Sodré
Architecture firm
Estudio Obra Prima, Vasco Lima Mayer
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra
Principal architect
Estudio Obra Prima, Vasco Lima Mayer
Design team
Estudio Obra Prima, Vasco Lima Mayer
Collaborators
Stephanie Andrade, Alessandra Vaz, Guilherme Milman
Interior design
Estudio Obra Prima
Environmental & MEP engineering
Construction
Tojas Investimentos, Tecniarte
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The villa is located in an elevated area with a strong slope in the city of Leiria. The conditions of the subdivision suggested a volumetry of a tower, a viewpoint over the city. One of our premises was that the social areas were located on the upper floors and the swimming pool on the roof, to enjoy the 360º view.
Project name
Contaminar Quinta do Rei 18
Architecture firm
Contaminar Arquitectos
Location
Leiria, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
Principal architect
Joel Esperança, Ruben Vaz, Eurico Sousa, Joaquim Duarte
Collaborators
Filipa Pimpão, Ana Carolina, Sara Fernandes
Interior design
Contaminar Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Dimeng, Lda
Structural engineer
Dimeng, Lda
Construction
J.A.F. Gameiro, Lda
Typology
Residential › House
The intervention located in the heart of Porto, in D. João IV street, aimed to convert two existing buildings, with a basement and three floors, into 10 apartments of different types, all enjoying the generous garden spaces located inside the property. The intervention intended to safeguard the character and personality of the pre-existing building...
Project name
Marlim D. João IV
Architecture firm
Atelier D’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Structural engineer
Strumep – Engenharia, Lda.
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Project: Projedomus – Projectos e Instalações Eléctricas Inteligentes, Lda.; Fluids Engineering : Strumep – Engenharia, Lda.; Thermal Engineering: IRG, Inspeções Técnicas, S.A.
Construction
Traço de Massa – Construção e Recuperação de Espaços Lda.
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This architectural project is intended to be a holidays house. The demands were clear. The client wanted to take advantage from the site, specially the views (Aveiro estuary and the forest) and create a unique space to store all his nautical equipment. With this, we start the project with a very clear idea. The visual permeability for the main hous...
Project name
House in Torreira
Architecture firm
NU.MA Architects
Location
Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Nuno Silva
Collaborators
Acoustic Design: Eliane Pinto; Fluids Engineering: Patricia Rodrigues; Thermal Engineering: Patricia Rodrigues
Landscape
LRC - Arquitetura Paisagista (Laura Costa)
Supervision
Patrícia Rodrigues
Construction
ACA Construções
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located in one of the main arteries of the city of Lisbon, Avenida Almirante Reis, the Apartment is an integral part of a building built in the 40s of the 19th century. XX. designed by the Architect Manuel Norte Junior (1878 -1962), whose works are easily identifiable by the introduction of decorative elements inspired by Art Nouveau, including dis...
Project name
Apartamento AN
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Nuno Miguel Dias
Collaborators
Pedro Vieira; Inspection, Fluids Engineering and Thermal Engineering: My project, Lda.
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
My project, Lda
Construction
Oficina dos Sonhos, Lda
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Destined for student accommodation, the Hoso tower is located in the largest university campus in the city of Porto. Integrated between orthogonal volumes, it fills an urban void created by the various discontinuities associated with the inner belt motorway in Porto.
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Guilherme Oliveira
Structural engineer
A3R, TEKK, Fluimep, Alfaengenharia
Typology
Residential › Housing, University Campus
CONCRETE 11 was born to fulfill a desire to live close to the center of Lisbon, without compromising the sharing with the environment granted by a country house. The project's conception made it possible for the house to interact with its surroundings, with the reverse also being a reality.
Architecture firm
CAGE Atelier
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ricardo Ramos
Collaborators
Blue Place (Inspection)
Interior design
CAGE Atelier
Structural engineer
P2S Project
Lighting
CAGE Atelier / Lenso Light
Construction
Constructora San José
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
