House in Restelo / Pedro Domingos Arquitectos
Santo Amaro / Almeida Fernandes, Arquitectura e Design
Manchester Building / rar.studio
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Architects: rar.studio
- Area: 1100 m²
- Year: 2020
The Beauty of Exposed Wooden Trusses
Timber trusses are wooden structural frameworks used to support roofs or other heavy structures. Fabricated from a series of triangles linked by a ridge beam and purlins, wooden trusses are structurally advantageous due to their high strength-to-weight ratios and corresponding ability to support long spans. However, these structural components can also be used for aesthetic ends, and when left exposed, can complexify, beautify, and open an interior space.
Rural Hostel / atelier Rua
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Architects: atelier Rua
- Area: 600 m²
House in Rua das Praças / Ricardo Bak Gordon
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Architects: Ricardo Bak Gordon
- Area: 3605 ft²
- Year: 2020
Castro Bakery / LADO Arquitectura e Design
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Architects: LADO Arquitectura e Design
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Reggiani, Zeitraum, Duravit, Ferm Living, Barro Oficina, +3
Pesca Restaurant / LADO Arquitectura e Design
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Architects: LADO Arquitectura e Design
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: DCW EDITIONS, Gervasoni, Hatco, Nova Color, Simas, +2
Hammam Spa / Ressano Garcia
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Architects: Ressano Garcia
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: 4UDecor, Adobe, Alfredo Antunres Flor, Amorim, Archiexpo, +20
House in Comporta / Almeida Fernandes Arquitectura e Design
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Architects: Almeida Fernandes Arquitectura e Design
- Area: 2152 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: BRUMA, Carmo, Elica, Estores Império, Fabri, +6
Muscat’s Marsa Plaza / ACME
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Architects: ACME
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: T20 Engineers, Dubai Metal
House in Costa do Castelo / Ricardo Bak Gordon
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Architects: Ricardo Bak Gordon
- Area: 465 m²
- Year: 2019
Alvega Canoeing Center / ateliermob
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Architects: ateliermob
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2010
Alegro Sintra Shopping Center / Chapman Taylor + BOOST studio
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Architects: BOOST studio, Chapman Taylor
- Area: 165000 m²
- Year: 2019
Apartment in Santa Cruz / Atelier Réalité
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Architects: Atelier Réalité
- Area: 1615 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Fritz Hansen, Geberit, Vibia, ATELIER FÁTIMA NETO, +30
Curtains as Room Dividers: Towards a Fluid and Adaptable Architecture
Over the past few decades, interior spaces have become increasingly open and versatile. From the thick walls and multiple subdivisions of Palladian villas, for example, to today's free-standing and multi-functional plans, architecture attempts to combat obsolescence by providing consistently efficient environments for everyday life, considering both present and future use. And while Palladio's old villas can still accommodate a wide variety of functions and lifestyles, re-adapting their use without changing an inch of their original design, today, flexibility seems to be the recipe for extending the useful life of buildings as far as possible.
How, then, can we design spaces neutral and flexible enough to adapt to the evolving human being, while still accomplishing the needs that each person requires today? An ancient element could help redefine the way we conceive and inhabit space: curtains.
How to Minimize Harmful Effects of Formaldehyde Gas Indoors
As people are spending more and more time inside their homes, offices, and other closed areas, it is important to ensure that these spaces are safe and healthy environments, especially indoor areas designed for children and seniors. In recent years, several of the materials that shape the spaces we inhabit and directly influence the quality of the air we breathe have increasingly used a potentially dangerous chemical compound. This compound is called formaldehyde.