It is becoming a priority for architects to optimize projects that require increasingly smaller spaces, especially when building in urban areas where land value is often the most critical factor. This happens in countries like Portugal, for example, where urban plots are scarce and the properties available for remodeling are usually very small.
Working on a small scale offers somewhat playful flexibility. From adaptable interiors to urban installations and treehouses, one must use the imagination to solve the issues of limited space or budget. Check out the following 15 projects in Portugal —from stores to small pavilions— that show that spatial limitations do not diminish the quality of architecture.
Two Manifolds / Nuno Pimenta - 7m²
Lavandaria Ansião / Bruno Dias Arquitectura - 10m²
Focus / Moradavaga - 10m²
Esquina do Mercado / XYZ Arquitectos Associados - 12m² (in Portuguese)
Casa no muro / Saperlipopette les Architectes + Martial Marquet - 14m²
Buna Café / se.studio - 15m²
TreeHouse for Grandchildren / Madeiguincho - 15m²
Studio Diagonal Reception and Studio / Madeiguincho - 20m²
Plataforma Zero KIOSK / A2OFFICE - 20m²
Mão Esquerda Vintage Store / Gustavo Guimarães - 22m²
The Pavilion / Marlene Uldschmidt - 22m²
Deli / DC.AD - 25m²
4 Apartments in Porto / Atelier 106 - 25m²
Tree House / Madeiguincho - 25m²
Serralves Pavilion / FAHR 021.3 - 25m²
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Editor's Note: This article was originally published on October 05, 2020
