Apartment AB9, Lisbon by Filipe Melo Oliveira, photo: João Morgado

Apartment AB9 by Filipe Melo Oliveira is a renovation and refurbishment of a compact apartment in a building built in 1938, in a now-flourishing area of an old Lisbon neighbourhood.

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House JA in Guarda by Filipe Pina + Ines Costa, photo: João Morgado

Architects Filipe Pina and Ines Costa combine rural and urban lifestyles in House JA in the North central Portuguese city of Guarda.

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‘Bottles’ Congress’ by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

‘Bottles’ Congress’ was the answer found by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos to the very particular challenges presented by a wine and spirits store in unique circumstances.

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Boa Nova Tea House by Alvaro Siza Vieira, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

Renowned Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has fully renovated the Boa Nova Tea House in Matosinhos, Portugal, one of his earliest commissions (1963).

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Tagus Linear Park by Topiaris Landscape Architecture, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

A 700 meter long raised wooden path links a beach-like park with six kilometres of pedestrian trails in Topiaris Landscape Architecture’s Tagus Linear Park in Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal.

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DM2 Housing in Porto by OODA, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

Porto-based architectural office OODA renovated the The DM2 Building, a 20th century building in Porto’s downtown, converting it into 17 housing units for students and “young people in general”.

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Lagos Block Rehabilitation by Vitor Vilhena Architecture, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

A series of buildings in the historical center of Lagos, Portugal, that formed a quarter, were totally reconstructed to replace the former very degraded structures that were without possibility of adaptation.

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Ilustrarte 2014 Exhibition by Pedro Cabrito + Isabel Diniz, photo: Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography

Ilustrarte is an international, biennial contest and exhibition for contemporary children’s book illustration held in Lisbon. For the 6th edition architects Pedro Cabrito and Isabel Diniz designed an exhibition space inspired by colourful toy blocks.

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