It is located in the historic centre of Lisbon, on the boundary between the Pombaline Downtown district and the Alfama neighbourhood. The new Museum occupies the site of the previous one—an area adjacent to the church—and is extended into the adjoining space, part of a residential building originating from the city’s post-earthquake reconstruction programme. The […]
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The project comprises two lounge spaces located in different areas of Lisbon Airport, conceived to be recognisable as expressions of the same underlying concept. This concept was intended to convey a clear and unmistakable sense of place, representative of Lisbon and Portugal. As its foundation, the project draws on Fernando Pessoa’s text What the Tourist […]
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The project aims to improve communication and clarity within the public spaces of the main building, including the circulation areas, shop and café, as well as the creation of a small auditorium for informal events. The premises evolved throughout the process: the auditorium and café were not built, but the same process also included an […]
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The installation of the National Museum of Music in a building whose very origin is rooted in music was the ideal way to enhance the existing collection through its connection to Mafra’s condition as a building-instrument. This idea, which appears sporadically in recent architectural history, is already evident in this eighteenth-century construction, which incorporates complex […]
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The Museum is located on the ground floor of a contemporary, multifunctional office building. The occupation and definition of the exhibition space stemmed from an interest in keeping the existing slab visible, creating a bright, white environment that would reinforce the idea of an interior boundary and distinguish the museum from the building’s remaining uses. […]
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Gaia Museu-Ambiente is conceived as the construction of a landscape analogous to the terraces and platforms that have, for centuries, shaped and domesticated the banks of the Douro River. The transformation of the Factory Ruin into a topography of stepped platforms creates a generous public space: a landscape that accommodates both natural and cultural processes […]
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This is a chapel within a private residence, belonging to the members of the Missionary Institute of the Society of Saint Paul. Its commission is founded on principles that are not always aligned: it is the central space of a house composed of many houses; a place for prayer and communication; a space of intimacy […]
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