Intended for cultural, educational, and religious activities, the Ismaili Lisbon Centre comprises a set of 5 reinforced concrete buildings with very particular characteristics. Overall, the structure is organized in orthogonal grids of 5m x 5m, with some spaces having 10m or 20m clear spans. The foundations were executed by piles. The roof of the prayer … Continued
The One Anunciada Hotel is the result of the former Anunciada Palace rehabilitation, a building dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, in which a 5-star hotel program has been integrated. The intervention involved the construction of new reinforced concrete structures, the rehabilitation of the residential building with composite steel and concrete structures and … Continued
Founded in the 16th century, above the village of Colares in Sintra, the Capuchos Convent is situated in an isolated area that once hosted franciscan friars, reflecting their intimate connection with nature through simple, humble yet functional construction elements. The intervention centred on assessing the condition of the buildings and establishing measures for repair and … Continued
The Barceló Old Town Hotel is a historic and charming 5-star hotel located in the centre of Funchal, with a basement, a ground floor and five high floors. Its construction resulted from the incorporation of a set of eight old buildings dating from the 17th to the 20th century, which were integrated into one, a … Continued
The rehabilitation of Santa Isabel Church involved a multidisciplinary team, coordinated from an artistic point of view by Vera Appleton, and from an architectural point of view by Appleton and Domingos, in order to accommodate the ceiling painting by Michael Biberstein. The structural work involved the diagnosis and rehabilitation of the eighteenth-century wooden roof structure, … Continued
The Nova Medical School is a complex comprising five buildings that brings together the future Nova Medical School and AHED (Advanced Health Education) in a space intended to be the future of healthcare education. The campus includes four new buildings with a bold design perfectly integrated into the space of the former Orthopedic Hospital Dr. … Continued
Located in Alcântara, CUF Tejo Hospital is a reinforced and prestressed concrete structure on an approximately 10,200sqm area, with six above-ground floors and four underground floors. It consists of three bodies separated by two seismic joints above the ground floor. The large cantilevers facing Tejo River, with an 8m span, are made of a composite … Continued
Amoreiras Garden, located on Rua Sousa Pinto, in Amoreiras, Lisbon, is a building situated in an area of 1500m², reduced to 770m² from floor 0, with an approximately rectangular plan and curved main façades. It has three underground floors for parking and eight floors aboveground for apartments, the top one featuring recreational areas and swimming … Continued
Of the most emblematic buildings in Parque das Nações, the two towers flanking the Vasco da Gama Shopping Center are intended for services and housing. Inspired by the prow of a ship heading towards the river, each of the 25-story towers (plus 5 underground) develops in an elliptical plan with approximately 1100 m² from a … Continued
Located in the historic centre of Loulé, in D. Pedro I Square, the built complex of the former Islamic baths has been converted to a new museum. The complex houses archaeological remains, discovered during rehabilitation works in the historic centre, belonging to the former Islamic baths and a building erected in the 15th century, built … Continued
