Extraordinary Beauty of Marble Quarries In Italy & Portugal.Phwoar! I mean, who doesn't love a little bit of marble action every once in a while? Exactly. With this in mind, today's post is here to celebrate our universal love of marble. Equally, it is a reminder of the work that goes into sourcing...
Rehabilitation of an Apartment by CorreiaRagazzi Arquitectos // Braga, Portugal.Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos have merged two floors of a 1990s apartment block in Braga, north-west Portugal, to create the 375sqm duplex for a family. A sculptural white staircase links a geometric tiled foyer to the upper level of this...
Loft Three Marias by AVA Architects // Lisbon, Portugal.Lisbon-based architecture studio AVA renovated the interior of this eye-catching apartment in Portugal’s capital city. Situated on the first floor of a 1893 building, the loft is occupied by a married couple (both engineers - dear lord!)...
So Hot Right Now // Fins & Folded Facades.I recall a time when I used to have a grown up job in an architecture firm, and the debate amongst my colleagues/ architects over the design of every façade. This is not surprising. Not only are they one of the first things we all notice...
Bureau Betak’s Knockout Mirrored Installation for Felipe Oliveira Baptista.The genius that is Alexandre De Betak of Bureau Betak strikes again (and again). This time with a knockout mirrored kaleidoscopic installation for Portuguese fashion designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista. Marking the 10th anniversary of the...
Tapestry Museum by CVDB Arquitectos // Arraiolos, Portugal.CVDB Arquitectos have converted an old hospital in the tiny town of Arraiolos in Portugal, into a Tapestry Museum. The town is famed for the embroidered rugs and carpets it produces, so for the 3300 inhabitants that live there, the museum...
House in Gerês by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi // Portugal.I first saw this house published quite a while ago but it’s one of those projects that got under my skin, and is probably worth dusting off and looking at afresh. It’s a house in northern Portugal, by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi....
Design Free Thursday // Wasted Rita.How could you not love a candid statement laced with irony? Exactly. Allow me to introduce you to Wasted Rita - a visual artist, agent provocateur, anti-everything and jerk magnet based in Porto, Portugal when not traveling around the...
Video // ‘Trafaria Praia’ by Joana Vasconcelos // Floating Portuguese Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013.Floating Portuguese Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013 by Joana Vasconcelos consists of an old Lisbon ferryboat transformed into a work of...
