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This Luxury Villa in Portugal has a Ridiculously Cool Glass Bottom Pool

For years, Portugal has quietly built a reputation among architects and designers as a leader in innovation. The country has been working hard to attract the best creative minds in an effort to develop a thriving artistic community. So, it’s no wonder one of the world’s most stunning new residences was built by Portuguese architectural […]

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Most CovetED Architecture Projects: House in Monsaraz, A Wonder in Midst Alequeva

Lisbon-based firm aires Mateus has completed an almost invisible house in close proximity to the alqueva lake in southern Portugal. Secrets From Portugal brings you ‘house in monsaraz’, which was completed for a private client, is topped with a green roof that appears as an extension of the surrounding landscape. the property measures just 174 […]

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TOUR A COLOURFUL LISBON APARTMENT WITH GLOBALLY-INSPIRED FLAIR

TOUR A COLOURFUL LISBON APARTMENT WITH GLOBALLY-INSPIRED FLAIR ♦ Two years ago, the apartment of Filipa de Abreu’s dreams nearly slipped through her fingers. She had underbid both the asking price and an aggressive French overbidder on a century-old four-bedroom rental in Lisbon’s coveted Lapa neigh­borhood. Its 12-foot-high ceilings, crown mouldings, and boiserie-detailed walls had […]

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Best Architecture Projects: Discover Agrela House by Spaceworkers

Best Architecture Projects: Discover Agrela House by Spaceworkers ♦ Secrets From Portugal brings you all about this amazing project, a simetria vertical project that started back in 2014 and was made for being a house for books. This challenge started with a premise from the client: space for many books. Immediately, our imaginary guided us […]

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Casa Altinho Overlooks Lisbon Waterfront With Nestin Volumes Of Delicate Brickwork

Casa Altinho Overlooks Lisbon Waterfront With Nestin Volumes Of Delicate Brickwork ♦  Antonio Costa Lima Arquitectos presents Casa Altinho, a project marked by its minimal, nesting geometries and expressive materiality. With consideration for its context, the house is named for its altitude — situated along the waterfront of Lisbon overlooking both the river and the […]

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Portuguese Architect, Siza Vieira, Built A Tower In New York

Portuguese Architect, Siza Vieira, Built A Tower In New York ♦ Due to the narrow site, the Portuguese architect has designed the condominium to rise 450 feet (137 metres), which he admits is fairly short in comparison to other high-rises in the city. The 37-storey tower comprises two volumes, with a larger block forming the […]

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Best Architecture Projects: Discover Michelango Inspiration In A Lisbon Atelier

Best Architecture Projects: Discover Michelango Inspiration In A Lisbon Atelier ♦ In this building, the studio space of architect Manuel Aires Mateus, bourgeois urban characteristics of the late 18th and 19th centuries are recognized. This project is a restoration, which in addition to the workspace also opens doors to an exhibition space, reaffirming a sharing […]

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Best Architecture Projects: Discover House In Fontinha

Best Architecture Projects: Discover House In Fontinha ♦ On the Grândola crest, the house is designed in the balance between a courtyard house, with a protected core relating to the sky, and an opening to the distant ocean view. House in Fontinha is a project by Aires Mateus, SIA Arquitectura and is in Melides (in case […]

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Best Architecture Projects: Discover The Red House by Nelson Resende

Best Architecture Projects: Discover The Red House by Nelson Resende ♦ Today Secrets From Portugal brings you the Red House: Located in Santa Maria da Feira this house is one the most recent works of the famous architect Nelson Resende. The project concerns to a single-family house, built on a plot of land with an […]

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Architecture: There Are Four Portuguese Projects Among The Architizer 2019 Winners

Architecture: There Are Four Portuguese Projects Among The Architizer 2019 Winners ♦ Four Portuguese projects were awarded last Tuesday, July 9, in the architecture awards of the online international platform Architizer A +. Among the winners of the competition, which includes 100 categories for architecture, which were competing with 553 finalists, four Portuguese projects emerge, […]